Not only is it my birthday, where I am now 'the answer to the ultimate question' but I share the day with 2 of my friends. How cool is that?
Ok, ok, if you are switched on you'll also realise that it's Katie's birthday too and no, I haven't listed her as a mate.
Why do we still call her Kate Middleton anyway? I don't get that.
I suppose Kate Mountbatten-Windsor is a bit of a mouthful and 'The Duchess' makes her sound like a Siamese cat, but since she shares my birthday I'll call her Katie. I am sure that I won't get sent to the tower for it, as the chances are she does doesn't subscribe to Daily Sagacity anyway.
Anyway, what is way more interesting than even MY birthday is that it is the anniversary of the superb London Underground opening. I can't believe that I share my birthday with something quite so fascinating.
I did think that information about the London Underground would be very boring, dull and decidedly geek-ish. I mean, a combination of history and engineering isn't likely to be top of my Internet search list is it?
Well, the subject of the London Underground is way more interesting than I thought. It all started on the 9th of January 1863 when the link between Paddington (like the bear) and Farringdon Street was opened up.
Even though the public didn't get in until the next day and a small bear from darkest Peru didn't appear until 1958, the official date is still the same as my birthday.
Here is a Bonus piece of information for you. The people who made the 1st Paddington bears made a prototype for their kids Christmas one year. They owned Gabrielle Designs who made the very early Paddington Bears. Anyway, Shirley and Eddie Clarkson gave their kids, Joanna and Jeremy the bear. Yes that's right, THE Jeremy Clarkson got a Paddington bear for Christmas.
Alright, I know that was slight digression from the London Underground stuff i was going to mention, and I mentioned it, not because it was more interesting but because it was a bit random that you probably wouldn't know if you had just read a whole load of facts and figures from the Telegraph
In fact here are 2 interesting sites for you http://underground-history.co.uk/front.php and http://www.abandonedstations.org.uk/ if you had some time to spare, or even if you just fancied having a look at something more interesting than who Taylor Swift has dumped.
Indeed, the London Underground is filled with everything you could want in a story. From famous people being born in the tube stations during bombing raids in WW2 to dead bodies in cleaning cupboards...... It's all there.
Hey the Queen herself has even driven a train underground, seriously though, what more could you want in a 150 years?
