Cilla Black and Arthur Scargill both chose the Mona Lisa as their luxury item when they appeared on Desert IslandDiscs
◆ In theatrical slang, a tosheroon meant half a crown (two shillings and sixpence).
◆ SCRIP IS A FORM OF CURRENCY USED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR LEGAL TENDER.
David Beckham owns more than 1,000 pairs of football boots. ◆ SHETLAND BELONGED TO NORWAY UNTIL THE 15TH CENTURY.
◆ Alice Gillett returned a library book her grandfather borrowed 120 years before. Luckily they let her off
the £7,446 fine.
◆ WILLIE NELSON’S GUITAR IS CALLED TRIGGER.