My favourite little known facts (Newcastle heavy)

Newcastle Town Moor is larger than Hyde Park and Hampstead Heath combined!

Jimmi Hendrix busked in Newcastle in the Heaton area after being discovered by the famous Geordie producer Chas Chandler

The windscreen wiper was invented in Newcastle

Lucozade was invented in Newcastle

Newcastle held the first dog show ever in the world back in 1908

The world's first department store was Bainbridges on Market Street

Garibaldi lived in Newcastle for a few months

And as a history buff my favourite (quite an inspiring one too)

EVERY SINGLE SHIP in the Russian - Japanese War of 1904 - 08 was built on Tyneside.