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On the occasion of Johnny Depp’s 48th birthday (which was yesterday), Ranker compiled an illustrated list of the seven greatest (true) Johnny Depp stories ever told. Perhaps you never knew that he:

Financed Hunter S. Thompson’s funeral, entirely.

Once stopped a mugging with a single look.

Adopted the one-eyed horse used in Sleepy Hollow, thereby saving it from the glue factory.

And, FTW:

Wrecked a New York hotel room in 1994. Blamed it on an armadillo.

The 7 Greatest (True) Johnny Depp Stories Ever Told (Ranker)


As selected and explained by Irish Central :

Guinness “Like silk being poured into a glass.”

Irish Coffee “Coffee with a kick”

Miwadi “A popular hangover cure, customers will often ask for a pint of Miwadi in bars.”

Bulmers Cider “The refreshing alcoholic cider beverage is most commonly enjoyed over ice.”

TK Red Lemonade “Many people like to mix the popular beverage with their favorite Irish whiskey.”

Baileys Irish cream “In 1974 R & A Bailey combined the Irish tradition of distilling whiskey with another great tradition of dairy farming.

Poitin “Some Irish companies such as Bunratty Irish Potcheen distill a beverage which is significantly weaker than the traditional tipple.”

Ireland’s Top Ten Drinks Of Choice (Molly Muldoon, Irish Central)

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFyv6t3OS3c

Waterphones – invented and patented by Richard A. Waters (what are the chances?) are more than mere musical instruments. They’re:

‘…stainless steel and bronze monolithic, one-of-a-kind, acoustic, tonal-friction instruments that utilize water in the interior of their resonators to bend tones and create water echos. In the world family of musical instruments, the Waterphone is between a Tibetian Water Drum, an African Kalimba (thumb piano) and a 16th century Peg or Nail Violin.’

Made-to-order originals cost between $1000 and $2100.

Ownership does not guarantee a career in horror movie SFX and/or popularity at hipster gatherings.

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