Welcome to the Mine of Useless Information on Wednesday 27 May 2020

A random quote from our archives...

"I think that candidates who have pending cases of blood crimes and economic crimes must be definitely banned."
Francois Bozize

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A random fact...

Velvet ants get their name from the appearance of the females, which look like hairy ants. Actually, they are not true ants, but wingless wasps.

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Five random people born today...

• Eino Tamberg, composer (1930)
• Georges Eekhoud, Belgian writer, Jeune Belgium (1854)
• Chip Beake, WLAF administrative assistant, Barcelona Dragons (1969)
• Adriaan Venema, Dutch journalist/author, Mussert (1941)
• Monika Schnarre, U.S. actress, Bold and Beautiful (1971)

Five random people who died on this day...

• C W Stubblefield, music Promoter, dies at 64 (1995)
• Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian Leader (1964)
• Carlo Marsili, composer, dies at 49 (1878)
• John Myhers, director/actor (Billion Dollar Hobo), dies at 70 (1992)
• Jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51 (1708)

Five random things that happened on this day...

• Austrian Communist Party banned (1933)
• Military coup overthrows democratic government of Turkey (1960)
• Manuela Manleeva wins 3 singles tennis matches in one day (1984)
• Liverpool wins 26th Europe Cup 1 at Paris (1981)
• Lenny Randle tries to blow a slow roller foul but ump says no (1981)

Number One Single this time last year...

UK: -
US: Charts not yet in existence
Australia: Charts not yet in existence

Number One Single five years ago...

UK: -
US: Charts not yet in existence
Australia: Charts not yet in existence

Number One Single ten years ago...

UK: -
US: Charts not yet in existence
Australia: Charts not yet in existence

Number One Single 25 years ago...

UK: Robson Green & Jerome Flynn - Unchained Melody / (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs Of Dover
US: Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It
Australia: Merril Bainbridge - Mouth

Number One Single 50 years ago...

UK: The England World Cup Squad - Back Home
US: Ray Stevens - Everything Is Beautiful
Australia: Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky

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