... that "Albino Ballerina", the final single by indie rock band Sweet Jesus, gained extensive critical acclaim before the band's commercial success dwindled and they soon disbanded?
... that Rock 'n' Roll Prophet, the only album on which Rick Wakeman sang lead vocals, received criticising reviews that described it as "goofy", "novelty", and like "pressing the self-destruct button"?
... that one suggested toponomy of Baughurst in Hampshire is that the village is named after the "wood of the badgers"?
... that con manAlexander Day used the name 'Marmaduke Davenport Esq.' to convince his victims that he was a member of the gentry in order to gain purchasing credit, which he would never repay?
... that the rock gong was a neolithic musical instrument made out of dolerite that would resonate with a metallic tone when struck with a small igneous stone?
... that the ADEOS IIsatellite, which cost 70 billion yen (US$570 million) to develop, failed 10 months into the mission after the solar panel malfunctioned?
... that the NASDA satellite ADEOS I malfunctioned less than a year in orbit – a fate repeated by its successor six years later?
... that Daniel and Anne-Margaretta Burr's eldest son, Higford, took an ancestor's surname – and was known as Higford Higford?
... that when he established Genetic Studios in 1980, record producer Martin Rushent spent £35,000 on air conditioning alone?
... that despite reports that they played so badly their set was cut short, The Beatles' first performance at Lathom Hall led to a number of future bookings there, earning them the 2005 equivalent of £120 per concert?
... that Brian Epstein was so angered that The Beatles were paid in loose change for a gig at the Aintree Institute, he never booked with the venue's promoter again?
... that a local story suggests that in 1912, a cow swam the entire 1,630-yard (1,490 m) length of the Foulridge Tunnel before being pulled out and treated to some brandy?
... that John Blackwell was dismissed for being "bigoted and obstinate" by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for suggesting a new road might cause a landslide, which indeed happen once the road was built?
... that despite Charles Jones already having a reputation for ineptitude and dishonesty, he was awarded the contract to dig the longest canal tunnel in England?
... that one surveyor's proposal for removing the Blackwall Rock obstruction in the Thames involved using explosives he knew would likely kill some of the labourers?