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unusual facts about Tam o' Shanter


Tam o' Shanter

Tam O'Shanter Overture, an orchestral overture written by English composer Malcolm Arnold


Sally Ride

After death, her obituary revealed that Ride's partner of 27 years was Tam O'Shaughnessy, a professor emerita of school psychology at San Diego State University and childhood friend, who met Ride when both were aspiring tennis players.

Tam O'Shanter – Sullivan

Famous residents of Bridlewood include Mike Myers, whose Wayne's World character was inspired by growing up in the area, Eric McCormack (Will & Grace), and David Furnish, who all attended Bridlewood Public School.

From 1927 to 1946, Harry C. Hatch raised and trained five Queen's Plate winners on his farm at the northeast corner of Pharmacy and Sheppard, including Monsweep (1936), Goldlure(1937), Budpath(1941), Acara(1944) and Uttermost(1945).

Tam O'Shanter Golf Course

While Chandler Harper was being declared the winner for the television audience, they saw Lew Worsham use a wedge to hit an eagle from 104 yards for an unexpected win.

Tam O'Shanter Overture

The Tam o' Shanter Overture, Op. 51 by Malcolm Arnold was completed in March 1955.

The Jocks and the Geordies

The Jocks (Scottish boys), who wore various tartan jumpers and wide tam o'shanter caps, were: Big Jock (the leader), Wee Eck, Hector, Angus and Sandy; while the Geordies (North East England boys) were all identically dressed in dark school uniforms.


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Abraham Cooper

In 1814 he exhibited his Tam O'Shanter, and in 1816 he won a prize for his Battle of Ligny.

Adelaide Gaol

When the first colonists arrived at South Australia in late 1836, any prisoners (there were few at first) were held in irons aboard the ships HMS Buffalo and then Tam O'Shanter.

Lew Worsham

That same year he won the first golf tournament to be broadcast nationally in the United States and golf's first $100,000 tournament, the Tam O'Shanter World Championship of Golf, in spectacular fashion.

Triple X Wrestling

They subsequently moved from the Tam O'Shanter Burns Club to Jumpin Jaks in Coventry, next to SkyDome Arena, a venue that's been home to many professional wrestling events itself.