Odd factoids

[Grant Fondo]

Surreal Madrid was a football club originally formed by Salvador Dalí.

Unfortunately they were banned by the Spanish FA after a series of transgressions including melting the goalposts before the match, fielding elephants and puncturing the ball with outrageous pointed moustaches.

The club were taken over by Franco, changed their name to "Real", and the rest is history.

Funnily enough, Dali's son Llama tried the same stint years later with Surreal Sociedad, before being exiled to Tibet.

 

[PeteXXX]

They had a mascot named Donkey Hotay who used to tilt at windmills at half-time.

 

[bruce1530]

The Dalai Llama is not a real Llama. He's just a man dressed up as a Llama

 

[Jameshow]

Santa isn't real he's you dad, uncle or just weird bloke who likes kids! How odd is that fact!!!

 

[Grant Fondo]

Funnily enough, Dali's son Llama tried the same stint years later with Surreal Sociedad, before being exiled to Tibet.

* the current club mascot, 'fútbol freeki face' keeps the old ideals of abstract expressionism alive and kicking.

 

[Threevok]

Mince pies were invented by enemy intelligence, during the Vietnam war.

Original called "Minh Spies", many contained covert tracking and listening devices.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

The Christmas Pudding was originally designed for surgery, to put people into a deep sleep before anaesthetic was invented.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

The popular beat combo "Wizzard" were originally a cycling time trial team who called themselves "Whizzard" due to their extreme velocity.

Their cycling attire famously inspired a whole generation of glam rockers to wear spandex.

 

[T4tomo]

The popular beat combo "Wizzard" were originally a cycling time trial team who called themselves "Whizzard" due to their extreme velocity.

Their cycling attire famously inspired a whole generation of glam rockers to wear spandex.

....also their lead singer had a brother call Phil, who made a name for himself producing smooth running hubs, initially exclusively for the Whizzard TTT.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

The Christmas Pudding was originally designed for surgery, to put people into a deep sleep before anaesthetic was invented.

Hill repeats were first discovered by cyclists who had Christmas Pudding for dinner.

 

[Grant Fondo]

Benny Hill's 'Ernie' is still number one in Bulgaria, 52 years after being released.

 

[colly]

Uncle Bulgaria (Wombles) is in fact a real person/creature. (he/she/they/it no longer lives anywhere near Wimbledon)

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Tobermory is a grumpy trawler womble from Scotland.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Uncle Bulgaria is now known as Uncle Bulge-area after an unfortunate incident with Madame Cholet in a chalet

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Orinoco eloped with Enya and now lives in The Burren in West Ireland.