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Perhaps one of the most influential, interesting, iconic and talented people ever to hit the stage and screen, David Bowie was not only our childhood hero through the cult film Labyrinth, but also someone we have known and loved our entire lives for his simply genius music.

Always on the hunt for a good bit of tasty knowledge to sink our teeth into, we thought we would do some digging and pop together some cool facts we've recently learned about the legend himself. Sit back and enjoy our 10 Things You Didn't Know About David Bowie...

> His eyes are actually the same colour - Perhaps hard to believe we know, his eyes are the same colour, however after a fight as a kid his left eye was left permanently dilated which gives it the appearance of being darker.

> As impressive at it is, Bowie was in a total of 10 bands; The Hype, Tao Jones Index, Tin Machine, The Buzz, The Riot Squad, The King Bees, The Lower Third, The Manish Boys, The Konrads and The Hooker Brothers.

> He released the first downloadable single from a major artist - Back in 1996, Bowie released his single 'Telling Lies' on his website. Given the dial-up speeds back then this might have taken around 11 minutes to complete. How did we have the patience back then?? Well worth the wait though huh.

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There's just something soooo cool and nostalgic about seeing some of your old childhood faves once again, it takes you right back to the days of sitting right in front of the TV on the floor and watching your cartoon heroes do battle against evil and save the day. Oh simpler times - we miss you.

Alas! Even though those days are now sadly gone, there is nothing stopping us still enjoying these amazing shows thanks to the help of our ever-growing range of Cartoon TShirts including these all new and super exclusive Transformers TShirts!

Featuring the most iconic of 80s characters, these latest designs come packed fit to busting with vintage style and nostalgic feels.

Available only from TruffleShuffle, pick up one of these More Than Meets The Eye T-Shirts for just £19.99.

So what are your memories the Transformers crew? Did you have a T-Shirt like this growing up? Let us know by commenting below.

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Stop the press! Another weekend is upon us which can only mean one thing! Time for another classic TruffleShuffle retro movie rundown!

With our telescope and binoculars all cleaned up, focused and at the ready, we find ourselves scanning the skies once again in search of some of the biggest and loudest jumbo jets in the sky! Like finding the perfect film for a night in, we'll sit down comfortably and let the excitement build as we follow the mighty aircraft across the sky and let our minds wonder as to where it might be going like all good stories should.

Have a happy retro weekend!

SATURDAY 23rd JANUARY

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It's sooooo nearly here! With the weather forecasts teasing us with the threat of snow, all us eager TruffleShufflers are dusting off our sleds, wellies and super thick socks in preparation for the fun and games that our favourite weather can bring, we've been looking for ways to get some of the icy stuff in our lives white we wait which has lead us to perhaps one of the biggest and best films surrounding our 'hot' topic, Frozen!

Since it first hit our screens back in 2013, Disney's Frozen has become something of a modern phenomenon with kids and big kids alike everywhere singing the soundtrack word for word. You know you can do it too! Wanting to know more about one of our Disney faves after our recent sing-along viewings, we thought we would dig up and share some cool facts about this icon. So sit back and enjoy our 10 Things You Didn't Know About… Frozen.

- Elsa is the only Disney princess who is NOT a teenager. Yep all the other princesses who are falling in love and running away are all in their teens. Elsa is 21.  - Side fact: Snow White is only 14!

- The plot for frozen was loosely based on a book called The Snow Queen written by Hans Christian Andersen. This adaptation was first put into development by Walt Disney way back in 1939. The characters names Hans, Kristoff, Anna, and Sven are a tribute to him.

- Oh that hair! Because of her braid, the films animators had to develop a program called Tonic just to animate Elsa's hair which also uses a whopping 420,000 CGI strands of hair!

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Great wall of China! Another weekend? Sure why not!

Like an eagerly anticipating nominee for a big award, we find ourselves once again faced with a huge amount of opportunity before us like a long list of top retro films. A single decision will determine a great expanse of our lives (usually 90-120 minutes) and could just quite possibly take us to far and distant lands with some of the most colourful characters ever to hit the screen. We'll sit patently with a belly full of butterflies before the big title is revealed and the fate of our evenings will be defined.

Have a happy retro weekend!

SATURDAY 16TH JANUARY

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