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Happy Roald Dahl Day! Here's 10 Facts You [Hopefully] Didn't Know
That's right peeps of the internets! It's Roald Dahl day today and we're busy celebrating one of the nations favourite authers in style with some of our fantastic retro Roald Dahl T-Shirts on and diving headfirst into the land of the man himself.
To help celebrate this big day, we've decided to pick out some cool Roald Dahl facts that's hopefully you won't already know, just to you can learn a little something new. Enjoy!
1) His first job wasselling kerosene in Midsomer Norton, he later went on to work for Shell while living in Kenya.
2) He was a Hurricane fighter pilot during World War II where he became a flying ace and intelligence officer, rising to the rank of wing commander.
3) He survived a plane crash! Struggling to find the airstrip, running low on fuel and with night approaching, he was forced to attempt a landing in the desert. The undercarriage hit a boulder and the aircraft crashed, fracturing his skull, smashing his nose and temporarily blinding him. He managed to drag himself away from the blazing wreckage and passed out. Later, he wrote about the crash in his first published work.
The Cube Cool Cars Event 2013
We love cars here at Truffleshuffle, but you know what we love more? Retro cars! Cars from Television and Movies do get us all revved up and ready for action in classic 80s style. Who here has dreamt of driving The A Team van? (Move over B.A, let me drive!) Or thinking up ways to catch the bad guys whilst in The Mystery Machine? We sure have! Well if youâre in Birmingham next Tuesday (27th) and you love cars then you might not want to miss this event.
The Cube - Birminghamâs iconic landmark will be welcoming 8 of the coolest (and they are pretty cool) cars on Tuesday 27th August (tomorrow!) from 2-6pm.
Cars such as The A Team Van, The 1966 Batmobile, The General Lee, The Ghostbusters car and The Mystery Machine will be there. Ah sounds AMAZING or what!
Whilst you wonât be able to drive the cars (sorry all you wannaB.A's) you can have your picture taken with them. Maybe get your photo taken whilst wearing one of our cool retro tees ay? *nudge nudge wink wink *
The cars will be in Birmingham on Tuesday to promote The Cubeâs fully automated car park. Have you seen how it works? Robot parking at itâs finest which is pretty darn cool.
The Faces Behind the Classic Disney Voices
Like many kids back in the day and even now, we were raised with some of the most iconic kids films (that adults secretly love too!) ever made. Films that transported us to far far away lands where giant castles with monsters existed and even mermaids roamed under the sea with their crustacean buddies having a good old sing song. We are of course talking about Disney!
Even to this day we are still madly in love with these true icons, so much so that it's inspired us to get our hands on some classic Disney T-Shirts featuring the well-known animated faces.
Now we all know and love the classic characters who made us laugh, made us cry (damn it Simba!) and above all else taught us some ever valuable lessons, but have you ever wondered what they actually look like....in real life??
Well look no further! Yes we've been looking into some of our all-time favourite Disney films and the characters we loved the most, searching for the real identity of the voices that spoke to our hearts. Take a look at some of the most amazing people ever.....
Pinocchio - Dick Jones
Happy Birthday to the Italian Stallion
And in the blue Corner, the birthday boy, weighing in at 202 lbs, from the great city of New York, The Italian Stallion, Sylvester Stallooooone!
Yes if you haven't already heard, it's Rambo himselfâs birthday! To honour one of our favourite action stars on his b-day, I decided to put together my Top Five Stallone movie moments for all you guys (and gals!) to remember and enjoy all over again!
Let's take peep...
1 Over the Top
2 Cliffhanger opening scene
3 Rambo final scene
Cult Classic Grease Turns 35 Years Old Today!
We know right! Where does that time fly? It's true though guys, this cult classic flick is blowing out an impressive 35 candles on their retro cake as it celebrates another anniversary since it's first US release.
Full of classic songs, amazing dance moves and all round love story goodness featuring an insanely handsome Travolta and ever gorgious Olivia Newton-John, it's east to see why this film took the world by storm and is as much loved now as it ever was.
Every guy wanted hit moves and every girl wanted that style and figure, this icon is based on Warren Casey's and Jim Jacobs's 1971 musical of the same name about two lovers Danny and Sandy in a 1950s high school. Danny, leader of the greaser gang "T-Birds" of Rydell High, falls in love with a goody two shoes girl Sandy from Australia over the summer but when the summer ends, the two think they'll never see each other again. However they're both wrong! When the two later discover that they attend the same school, there is a lot of ideas over whether they can still be together since it's pretty uncool for hard man Danny to be in love with a goody goody like Sandy. However the two, against all odds, manage to stay together. Then there's THAT graduation! Sandy changes in a way no one expected and becomes some super cool hot chick who falls into the arms of her dream man Danny.
So ever wonder where they all are now? What they look like? Check out below as we catch up with the cast and see just what happened to those guys...
Man of Steel Out This Week!
Guess what guys....the amazing new Superman flick 'Man of Steel' is flying it's spandex wearing way into your local cinema THIS WEEK!!
It's been veeeery long awaited and we've been craving some more Clark Kent action from the very first time we even know it was going to be made. Ohh what a great day that was....anyway! With so much buzz surrounding this new film with it's action-packed cinematic adventure including some amazing flight scenes, we just had to share our excitement with you guys and perhaps share a little about what to expect this week.
So what's it all about?
Clark Kent is a young twenty something journalist who feels alienated by powers beyond anyoneâs imagination. Transported to Earth years ago from Krypton, an advanced alien planet, Clark struggles with the ultimate question â Why am I here? Shaped by the values of his adoptive parents Martha (Lane) and Jonathan Kent (Costner), Clark soon discovers that having super abilities means making very difficult decisions. But when the world needs stability the most, it comes under attack. Will his abilities be used to maintain peace or ultimately used to divide and conquer? Clark must become the hero known as âSuperman,â not only to shine as the worldâs last beacon of hope but to protect the ones he loves.â - official synopsis.
But what?? No mention of Zod OR Lois!? It's seems the main focus of this new installment will be his struggle to find our his purpose and reason for being there as well as his origins.
What will it all look like?