So another Fact thingummy. 1. The most infamous cheats at the 1976 and 1988 Olympics were called Boris and Johnson.
2. The first number 1s for Michael Jackson and Years and Years are Billie Jean, King.
3. Rod Stewarts first UK number 1 namechecks the UK's two female Prime Minsters.
The last act to reach number 1 with We will Rock You, was Five and Queen. Which is a really mediocre hand in blackjack.
Three nominees for the first Oscar for best actress. The two who survived the longest were called Gloria and Gaynor.
In 1969 Neil Young released the album Neil Young, and Neil Young scored the winner in the FA Cup final.
The actor who played the title character and the age of the title character of the film Boy with Striped Pyjamas is Butterfield 8.
Blondie's fifth number 1 Tide is High, also reached number 1 for Atomic Kitten, a band half named after Blondie's fourth Number 1.
At Wimbledon in 1988, John Mcenroe won the mens singles against Bjorn Borg, and the mens doubles with Peter Fleming. Peter, Bjorn and John were only 26, 25 and 22.
Every time I worry about what I can physically do , i remind myself that the 1979 winner had Parkinson's and the 1980 winner was gay. Of BBC Goal of the Season.
Three of the US presidents who followed assassinated presidents share their surnames with X Factor winners.
The architect Richard Rogers and the songwriter Richard Rodgers were both very creative with Piano.
Rufus Sewell playing Lord Melbourne in the TV show Victoria may be the best performance in the rare "Character's name is the capital of the show's name" category.
In an Ashes Test England once skittled out the Aussies with a three man attack of consecutive Australian PMs. Gough, Malcolm Fraser.
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