Groucho's Fact Hunt

Groucho · January 21, 2020

“Mother Love”‘ is the last song Freddie Mercury recorded. Brian May sings the last verse because Freddie died before he could finish it.

Quite haunting when you listen to it

Alanbileysfeathercut · January 21, 2020

You cannot swear on the radio in Britain.

BigBlueConk · January 21, 2020

The song Lola by The Kinks was banned on BBC radio when released, because it contained the words Coke Cola.

Groucho · January 21, 2020

BigBlueConk said:
The song Lola by The Kinks was banned on BBC radio when released, because it contained the words Coke Cola.

Ray Davies flew from New York and London and back in one day to re-record the line “cherry cola”.

And they blame climate change on you and me driving for work.

Black Belt Jones · January 23, 2020

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels were fond of a bevvy - they used to drink in the Thatched House pub in central Manchester, where they formulated the Communist Manifesto. The pub no longer exists - it's opposite the Arndale centre and is now a Boots chemist.

JimmyJeffers · January 23, 2020

Black Belt Jones said:
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels were fond of a bevvy - they used to drink in the Thatched House pub in central Manchester, where they formulated the Communist Manifesto. The pub no longer exists - it's opposite the Arndale centre and is now a Boots chemist.

Christ imagine a pint with them two. Your head would be in bits. Also marxy would probably end up with loads of garlic sauce in his beard at the kebaby

Eggs · January 29, 2020

....Elvis Costello’s dad wrote the famous ‘R Whites Lemonade’ advert song, and a very young Elvis sang backing vocals.

summerisle · February 2, 2020

degsy · February 2, 2020

Eggs said:
....Elvis Costello’s dad wrote the famous ‘R Whites Lemonade’ advert song, and a very young Elvis sang backing vocals.

Its more facts like this we need

Billysgingham. · February 2, 2020

Vesna Vulovic was a Serbian flight attendant who holds the Guinness world record for surviving the highest fall without a parachute.10,160metres.She was the sole survivor after a briefcase bomb tore through the airplane she was aboard in 1972.

Vintage · February 4, 2020

The New Zealand national anthem, God Defend New Zealand was written by an Irishman, Thomas Bracken

Disgruntledgoat · February 4, 2020

JimmyJeffers said:
Christ imagine a pint with them two. Your head would be in bits. Also marxy would probably end up with loads of garlic sauce in his beard at the kebaby

He'd never pay his round either, always skint and bankrolled by Freddy.