35,843 source-backed world facts - each attributed to a named person and a number, linked to the original source. Page 37 of 359.
“In 2010, the cable channel reached 111 million.”
“Longtime ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard has died aged 77”
“Shoreham MP Tom Rutland said: 'I am deeply saddened by the tragic news that three people have died following an incident in the water near Shoreham Fort this afternoon.'”
“roughly 75 films in and after countless television roles”
“occupying the No. 5 spot in The Associated Press preseason Top 25 rankings.”
“There’s more than 3,000 restaurants in San Francisco.”
“She told WIRED that she’s “only” met up with a Peter Pan performer seven times during her last 30 trips to Disney parks.”
“"A Court of Splintered Harmony" will be released on October 27, 2026.”
“Frank Beard. The percussionist’s death on Aug. 17 at 77”
“ESPN went live nine months ahead of CNN, the first 24/7 news channel.”
“ZZ Top was founded in 1969”
“At least two helicopters, eight road ambulances and lifeboat crews sped to the scene after reports came in of four people having got into difficulty in the water.”
“more than 145 credits”
“Trevor Goosby had an MRI on his left knee this morning, and he’s been diagnosed with a bone bruise.”
“McCaffrey is set to earn $12.5 million in non‑guaranteed salary for 2026, which currently ranks 10th among running backs, according to Spotrac.”
“"A Court of Forgotten Melody" comes out January 12, 2027.”
“original bass player Dusty Hill, who died in 2021”
“for a North American theatrical release on Nov. 20 — World Children’s Day — and robust impact and awards campaigns”
“Together they released 15 studio and four live albums”
“Two adults and two children were pulled from the water, with CPR being performed on three of them, reports The Sun.”
“She was 63 at the time”
“The first-team All-SEC lineman allowed just 16 pressures, 10 hurries, three QB hits, and three sacks while playing 847 snaps at left tackle, according to Pro Football Focus.”
“Shanahan has seemingly confirmed the five practices McCaffrey has missed have been due to tightness.”
“"House of Flame and Shadow," released in January 2024.”
“the group said it was canceling a pair of shows scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, but that they’ll return to the road this weekend for two concerts in Austin”
“to tell the stories of seven Ukrainian children”
“When Hill died in 2021”
“South East Coast Ambulance Service confirmed it was called to reports of four people in need of medical attention near Shoreham Harbour.”
“roughly 10 slides”
“Junior Jaydon Chatman and freshman Jordan Coleman have played a combined 53 snaps at left tackle.”
“McCaffrey is coming off a 2025 campaign where he boasted a league‑leading 413 touches.”
“Maas originally wrote one of the novels in the series, "The Assassin's Blade," as four novellas that she published as e-books between January and July 2012.”
“When ZZ Top play those shows at the ACL Live at the Moody Theater on Saturday and Sunday”
“I’m also extremely grateful for the hard work of 100-plus Ukrainian artists and industry professionals inside war-torn Ukraine”
“ZZ Top, which was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004”
“You won’t find a gap year until 2002”
“He’s played only 20 snaps at LT.”
“One in seven Americans (15%) who are married or in a relationship admit they have romantic feelings for someone who isn’t their partner, according to new research.”
“Bloomsbury released "Throne of Glass" in August 2012.”
“The Top’s last gig with its original lineup took place on July 18, 2021, at Louisville, Kentucky’s Iroquois Amphitheater”
“Frank Beard, the longtime drummer for ZZ Top, has died. He was 77.”
“The group said it plans to resume its current The Big One! Tour over the weekend, with two dates at Austin City Limits”
“Frank Beard, ZZ Top‘s longtime drummer for the past 56 years, has died. He was 77.”
“Frank Beard, the ZZ Top drummer whose name became one of rock's enduring ironies as the band's only member usually without a beard, has died at 77.”
“Gen Z Americans were the most likely generation to be smitten with a person outside their relationship (31%), with millennials close behind (21%).”
“Bloomsbury released "The Assassin's Blade" in March 2013.”
“They played a 15-song set that night”
“he joined the group in its infancy in 1969 and led its rhythm section for over five decades.”
“The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.”
“Over a career spanning more than five decades, ZZ Top sold more than 50 million records, notched six No. 1 songs on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Airplay chart and landed seven albums in the Billboard 200's Top 10, earning three Grammy nomin…”
“Men surveyed were also more likely to admit this, with 19% saying they’ve got their eyes on a third party, compared to just 12% of women.”
“"Empire of Storms" and "Tower of Dawn" were released in 2016 and 2017, respectively.”
“ZZ Top’s first album in 1971 was created by Billy Gibbons, Frank Beard, and Dusty Hill, and that trio remained rock solid for 50 years”
“Born on June 11, 1949, in Frankston, Texas.”
“The group’s classic lineup first performed in Beaumont, TX, on Feb. 10, 1970 and remained the same for more than five decades.”
“The Big One! Tour that continues through November 24 in Buenos Aries.”
“For 41% of Americans polled, keeping an ongoing flirtatious text conversation going with someone other than your partner is considered an unfaithful act.”
“The series has three installments to date.”
“they’ll do so with Elwood Francis on bass and Michael Monahan on drums”
“When I was about fifteen I started to play and then I discovered all the blues joints in Dallas where you could hear a lot of great players like Freddie King,” Beard told Backpages of his start.”
“They celebrated their 50th anniversary at a San Antonio concert in February 2020.”
“The band's website says its next two scheduled dates, August 18 in Sandy, Utah, and August 19 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, are canceled.”
“Maintaining a dating app profile “just to look” or for validation (37%) was also top-ranked”
“Maas' romantasy novels, which include 16 published books across her "ACOTAR," "Throne of Glass," and "Crescent City" series.”
“That Little Ol’ Band From Texas has dates booked into November”
“Beard is survived by his wife Debbie and three children.”
“Launched on London Records in 1971, the trio secured its first major hit with the No. 8 LP “Tres Hombres” in 1973;”
“The tour is set to resume August 21 in Eagle Pass, Texas.”
“keeping someone in your phone under a fake name (37%)”
“proposing she compete as his contestant to become the king's champion by defeating 23 other criminals.”
“Frank Beard, the longtime, hard-shuffling drummer for Texas rock greats ZZ Top, died on Monday. He was 77.”
“she died unexpectedly Sunday at the age of 36.”
“They moved from London Records to Warner Bros. in 1979 for “Degüello,” which shifted 1 million copies.”
“In March 2025, ZZ Top said he was taking a temporary leave from touring to deal with foot and ankle problems.”
“deleting messages so your partner doesn’t see them (36%)”
“ZZ Top also announced that it would cancel its scheduled show tonight (Aug. 18) in Salt Lake City and its gig on Wednesday (Aug. 19) in Colorado Springs.”
“Eliminator” peaked at No. 9 and spent a remarkable 183 weeks on the American album charts, ultimately receiving diamond certification for sales of more than 10 million copies.”
“The drummer died weeks after the band canceled its August 5 Hollywood Bowl concert because of his health-related concerns.”
“secretly keeping in touch with an ex (36%)”
“Beard was born June 11, 1949, in the small town of Frankston, Texas.”
“The megahit album was succeeded by the quintuple-platinum “Afterburner” (1985).”
“Dusty Hill, ZZ Top's longtime bassist, died on July 28, 2021, at age 72.”
“Having a “work spouse” is also considered a fatal relationship breach for 33% of Americans”
“Their 1974 album, Tres Hombres, cracked the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 albums chart, earned gold certification from the RIAA, and featured the indelible “La Grange.””
“and the million-selling “Recycler” (1990).”
“Born in Frankston, Texas, in 1949, Beard joined Gibbons and Hill in the band's early years and remained behind the drum kit for more than five decades.”
“27% agreeing on a “Close Friends” Instagram list that doesn’t include their current partner”
“Their 1975 follow-up, Fandango!, did just as well on the strength of ZZ Top’s first Top 20 single, “Tush.””
“The immediate result was the platinum album “Antenna.””
“one in ten Americans admit they’re guilty of deleting messages so their partner doesn’t see”
“They were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.”
“Gibbons took the solo production reins on the group’s last two RCA releases, “XXX” (1999) and “Mescalero” (2003).”
“eight percent have secretly met up with someone one-on-one”
“in 2012 they released La Futura, which would turn out to be their last album with Hill, who died in 2021.”
“and co-produced “La Futura” (2012) with Rick Rubin for his American Recordings imprint.”
“Another eight percent have had a secret friendship their partner didn’t know about”
“The band’s longtime guitar tech, Elwood Francis, taking over for Hill — who had specifically requested before his death that Francis replace him — on bass.”
“Another eight percent have even kept ongoing flirtatious text conversations going with someone else”
“Gibbons, now 76, and Francis will continue to perform as ZZ Top and will resume the group’s postponed tour with a date in Austin, Texas this weekend with a fill-in drummer, a rep confirms to Variety.”
“Six percent of those polled also admit to keeping someone in their phone under a fake name so their partner couldn’t see who they were talking to”
