The 11th and current Earl of Sandwich founded a chain of sandwich shops called ‘Earl of Sandwich’. His ancestor, the 4th Earl, is credited with inventing the sandwich.
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when j r r tolkiens son michael enlisted in
When J. R. R. Tolkien’s son Michael enlisted in the Army, he put on his paperwork that his father’s profession was ‘Wizard’.
Source: https://www.1843magazine.com/culture/look-closer/tolkiens-drawings-reveal-a-wizard-at-work
dr henry heimlich used his life saving maneuver
Dr. Henry Heimlich used his life saving maneuver for the first time at the age of 96 to save another retirement home resident.
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at the time of his execution the former king
At the time of his execution, the former king Louis XVI was too fat for the guillotine and it required two attempts to behead him.
famous actor woody harrelsons father charles
Famous actor Woody Harrelson’s father Charles Harrelson was a convicted contract killer. He was the first person to assassinate a sitting US federal judge.
president john f kennedy was wearing a corset
President John F. Kennedy was wearing a corset, which helped relieve some of his back pain, when he was shot. Experts say it may also have prevented him from ducking the fatal shot.
former indoneisan president susilo bambang
Former Indoneisan President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono released three pop albums while he was President, including “I’m Certain I’ll Make It”.
the ancient greek philosopher heraclitus is said
The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus is said to have died in a few different ways, but all of them involve being covered in manure.
queen elizabeth i was gifted a unicorn horn which
Queen Elizabeth I was gifted a unicorn horn which she believed could identify poison and cure diseases. It was a crown jewel and became known as the Horn Of Windsor. In actuality, it was a tusk of a narwhal.
– WTF Fun Fact
the band coldplay was originally formed under the
The band Coldplay was originally formed under the name of Pectoralz, and later changed to Starfish. It wasn’t until Will Champion joined that they became Coldplay.
leo fender the founder of fender musical
Leo Fender, the founder of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation which produceded the iconic Telecaster and Stratocaster, could not himself play the guitar.
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1 out of every 8 american workers have worked for
1 out of every 8 American workers have worked for McDonald’s, including Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos and pop singer Pink.
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in 1567 the man with the worlds longest beard
In 1567, the man with the world’s longest beard, Hans Steininger, died from tripping over it when running away from a fire.
Or did he die from tripping over his beard and breaking his neck? Regardless, he dead. Do not confuse Steininger with Hans Langseth, who also had a world record length beard.
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winston churchill once said one of lifes four
Winston Churchill once said one of life’s four essentials was cold champagne, and thus he drank over 42,000 bottles of Champagne between 1908 and 1965.
The other 3 essentials? A hot bath, new peas, and old brandy. –
the original manuscript of charles darwins on the
The original manuscript of Charles Darwin’s On The Origin Of Species, considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology, has his children’s drawings on them.
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rod stewart used to take his cocaine anally
Rod Stewart used to take his cocaine anally, rather than risk destroying his nasal passages. –
47 year old mark inglis climbed mount everest in
47-year-old Mark Inglis climbed Mount Everest in 2006, despite having no legs and one of his prostheses snapping in half during the middle of his climb at 21,000 feet.
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native americans created a universal sign language
Native Americans created a universal sign language known as Hand Talk in the mid-1500’s, hundreds of years before Europeans invented a sign language of their own.