| No. | Suprising Fact |
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If I was to mention the acronym ASBO and Lee Bowyer, nobody would be surprised. Yet Lee is the
Honorary Life President of the Appreciation Society of the Berlin Opera (ASBO)!
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| 2 |
Lee's favourite holiday is to go hill walking in the Norwegian mountains, with his old chum,
Sir Melvyn Bragg.
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| 3 |
It's a little known fact that the on pitch altercation he had with Kieron Dyer was down to a
long running dispute over the discovery of the smallpox vaccine. Dyer refused
to believe Bowyer's assertion that it was Edward Jenner who made the discovery. This
boiled over in the 2nd half at St James against Aston Villa into a full blown scrap.
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| 4 |
Since his infamous court case with Jonathan Woodgate, Lee has taken a huge interest in the
workings of the Koran. Though not finding himself leaning towards Mecca (yet!) he wishes
to take on board a wider understanding of theological writings before he makes his point
outside night clubs at 3 o'clock in the morning.
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| 5 |
Lee has an irrational fear that the dinosaurs will return. Sitting down to watch an episode of
Horizon he accidentally sat on the remote control and inadvertently ended up watching Jurassic
Park without realising. He was horrified at what he thought was the flagship documentary
series depicting T Rex's running amok. To this day he refuses to believe otherwise.
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| 6 |
It's widely believed that Countdown brainbox Carol Vorderman invented Sudoku. Well she didn't.
Lee did. In 2001 on an away trip to Bolton.
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| 7 |
And when he's not polishing off another Sudoku, Lee likes to spend away journeys in the
company of a good book, with the Bronte sisters, Frank Baum and Louisa Alcott amongst his
favourites. Anything to get away from that wretched card school !
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| 8 |
You might think a poster of some supermodel or pop star would be hanging up on Lee's bedroom
wall. You'd be wrong, it's Derek Acorah!
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| 9 |
Lee is adamant that the gun used in the 70s kids game Tin Can Alley could fire real bullets.
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| 10 |
Lee's nickname at a succession of clubs is Norris. It's nothing to do with Chuck Norris.
It's Norris Cole off Coronation Street, with whom Lee shares many characteristics.
Harry Kewell thought that one up.
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