Odd factoids

[Mad Doug Biker]

The real reason they stopped; they were Golden Retrievers and the dog would often return to the bomber with disastrous results.

They would also sometimes leave a little 'present' inside the plane for the crew to find.

 

[bruce1530]

The name “Golden Retriever” has nothing to do with the dog’s colour. They were originally “Goolden Retrievers”, assistance dogs specially bred to show wine buff Gilly Goolden the way home when she was a little bit squiffy.

 

[Drago]

The dreadful song "Gold" by Spandau Ballet, was not about the precious metal but rather an ide to Nescafe Gold Blend, warbler Tony Hadley's favourite coffee.

 

[PeteXXX]

The infamous 'handshake' in the Gold Blend advert was directed at Tony Hadley.

 

[Drago]

Gareth Hunt is but a stage name, his real first name being Berkely.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Jeremy Hunt is the son of Gareth Hunt.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Corvid are videos made by crows. Some of the most watched are corn vids.

 

[Chris S]

Emily Atack is one of the few people from Liverpool who really is related to Paul McCartney.

 

[Drago]

Emily Atack was under attack when she was born in Camden during the blitz.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Emily Attack had a much loved Bag Puss 🐱 as a child.

 

[Drago]

Bag pus started out as a hospital drama about a bag full of puss.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

It then went viral and exploded onto our screens

 

[bruce1530]

Robinson Crusoe, the soft drinks entrepreneur who was later stranded on a desert island, invented the game of Tennis as a marketing vehicle for his barley water.
In tennis, when the score reaches 40-40, the umpire says "Juice" and the players stop for a cool refreshing fruit drink.

 

[Drago]

Viruses were invented by Justin Trudeau in 1932. He was at a party when a particularly nasty fart mingled with his black face make up and the resulting primordial ooze was the perfect environment for viruses to be created.

Prior to this anyone wanting to pull a sickie had to claim a bacterial infection, so this gave much needed variety and credibility to those raspy voice phone calls.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Robinson Crusoe, the soft drinks entrepreneur who was later stranded on a desert island, invented the game of Tennis as a marketing vehicle for his barley water.
In tennis, when the score reaches 40-40, the umpire says "Juice" and the players stop for a cool refreshing fruit drink.

As a kid, I always wondered why they seemed to say "juice".