The clock at the local town hall struck thirteen times. Sometimes it's the littlest things that are pleasing!

“On 8 January 1947 Elvis Presley celebrated his twelfth birthday and Stephen Hawking his fifth. In New York, Jackson Pollock made his first drip-painting. In London the day began with a portent, when freezing conditions caused the Lambeth Town Hall clock to strike thirteen times at midnight. Less than half a mile away, at 40 Stansfield Road, Brixton, Peggy Burns gave birth to a baby boy.”

Excerpt From: Pegg, Nicholas. “The Complete David Bowie.” Titan, 2011.

What little snippets of trivia make you smile?

Edit: incidentally, a late 2016 version has been published in which Pegg claims to have exclusive content from Hermione! I need to see what she says.