My bruv tucking into a zebra...I caught glimpse of Bear Grylls last week on the tube and thought i'd look him up, mainly because i was almost certain he wasn't born with Bear as his christian name. I went straight to the wikipedia page for him, and learnt some interesting facts about this odd man. Bear in mind (get it) its wikipedia so its probably more than embellished.
1. His first name is not Bear, but actually, Edward.
2. He is the son of Sir Micheal Grylls, Conservative MP.
3. He was educated at Eton college and has a degree in Hispanic studies from Birkbeck college.
4. He has three sons, Jesse, Marmaduke and most recently, Huckleberry.
5. He lives on a barge moored by Battersea bridge.
6. He holds the world record for the highest open air formal dinner party which he did in a hot air balloon while dressed in military evening wear.
7. Warner Bros has asked him to appear in their remake of clash of the titans.
8. He is one of the youngest Brits to ever climb Mt Everest at the age of 23, just 18 months after breaking his back in a military operation he claims to of been a part in, despite no one else in his unit knowing about such an event.
9. Survivalist Ray Mears has labelled Grylls a "boy scout" (a somewhat ironic comment given that Grylls was later appointed to the role of Chief Scout of the UK),
10. He once rowed for 22 miles along the Thames in a homemade bathtub, naked.
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