Iron Maiden, the British band famous for having a No1 single in their homeland called are not as well known for their beer. Two years ago, the band teamed up with a British brewer to launch Trooper, which featured at the just-concluded craft beer festival Beertopia. During the 2005 Ozzfest tour, lead singer Bruce Dickinson fell out with Ozzy Osbourne after making disparaging remarks about the Black Sabbath frontman. That Ozzfest turned into an eggfest when Iron Maiden were pelted with eggs on stage, allegedly at the behest of Ozzy's wife, Sharon Osbourne …

The spiritual leader is thought to have been born as Prince Siddhartha in the Himalayan foothills around 550BC. Many will be familiar with the image of the sedentary sage but fewer will know that his hand gestures each have a particular meaning. Hong Kong's Tian Tan Big Buddha holds the right hand raised, in the , the fearlessness position. In 1993, Canadian actor Keanu Reeves played the role of Siddhartha in the movie , directed by award-winning Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci …