Alanbileysfeathercut
Player Valuation: £70m
1998 Cher...Believe.
Curtain call for it.
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Groucho's Fact Hunt
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Curtain call for it.
Yeah, Wham and Pepsi and Shirley were mid 80’s.
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
Ken Barlow likes 'big girls'.
Jamo Martinez
Player Valuation: £70m
Or the wrinkly bits. When I include them, my penis is enormous.
Jamo Martinez
Player Valuation: £70m
The parents of Singer, Duffy, are originally from Rock Ferry. Which is the title of her debut album.
Jamo Martinez
Player Valuation: £70m
Diane Sealy = DC Lee
A topical fact for today -
West Bromwich Albion acquired two commonly known nicknames, 'The Baggies' and 'The Throstles' but have you ever wondered why?
"Most people imagine WBA are nicknamed the Baggies because of the Baggie shorts they wore in their period of glory around the turn of the century, but baggy shorts were worn for many years before fans started calling their team by this nickname.
"When the club was formed in 1878 it was known the The Albion. In its first 22 years the teams was based at five different grounds around West Bromwich before settling at The Hawthorns in 1900. The new ground bought with it the team nickname The Throstles, the Black Country word for Thrush, commonly seen in the hawthorn bushes from which the area took its name.
"In its early days The Hawthorns had only two entrances, one behind each goal. On match days the gatekeepers would gather up the takings at each end and be escorted by policmen along the sides of the pitch to the centre line where their was a small office under the stand. The gate money, mostly in pennies, amounted to a considerable sum and was carried in large cloth bags. It wasn't long before some wag in the crowd started shouting "here come the bag men!" at their appearance in front of the main stand, and this developed into a chant of "here come the Baggies!", giving the team its unnofficial nickname"
West Bromwich Albion acquired two commonly known nicknames, 'The Baggies' and 'The Throstles' but have you ever wondered why?
"Most people imagine WBA are nicknamed the Baggies because of the Baggie shorts they wore in their period of glory around the turn of the century, but baggy shorts were worn for many years before fans started calling their team by this nickname.
"When the club was formed in 1878 it was known the The Albion. In its first 22 years the teams was based at five different grounds around West Bromwich before settling at The Hawthorns in 1900. The new ground bought with it the team nickname The Throstles, the Black Country word for Thrush, commonly seen in the hawthorn bushes from which the area took its name.
"In its early days The Hawthorns had only two entrances, one behind each goal. On match days the gatekeepers would gather up the takings at each end and be escorted by policmen along the sides of the pitch to the centre line where their was a small office under the stand. The gate money, mostly in pennies, amounted to a considerable sum and was carried in large cloth bags. It wasn't long before some wag in the crowd started shouting "here come the bag men!" at their appearance in front of the main stand, and this developed into a chant of "here come the Baggies!", giving the team its unnofficial nickname"
It’s similar to how Liverpool are known as GobshiitesLove stories like this of how teams got their nicknames
Giuseppe Garibaldi is well know as the bloke whom the biscuits are named after and probably less so for being one the most famous Italian revolutionary leaders.
He was heavily involved in the Italian Unification during which he led a group of volunteers in various battle across southern Italy and Sicily including the Expedition of the Thousand to overthrow Francis the 2nd.
Francis the 2nd was the king of the two Sicilies and was the last Bourbon king of Naples part of the famous French dynasty The House of Bourbon who also ended up giving their name to a biscuit.
If only they’d known at the time they were probably involved in the worlds biggest Battle of the Biscuits.
He was heavily involved in the Italian Unification during which he led a group of volunteers in various battle across southern Italy and Sicily including the Expedition of the Thousand to overthrow Francis the 2nd.
Francis the 2nd was the king of the two Sicilies and was the last Bourbon king of Naples part of the famous French dynasty The House of Bourbon who also ended up giving their name to a biscuit.
If only they’d known at the time they were probably involved in the worlds biggest Battle of the Biscuits.
They would both have been taken to the cleaners by Duke Hobnob and the House of Lotus Biscoff.
Nice.
4737carlin
Player Valuation: £90m
Classic, not seen that for years, brilliant series