The Secret History of William Shakespeare (Monday, November 14, 2016)

Most historians are unaware of where Shakespeare got his last name. Lucky for you, Fun Facts with Tyler did some serious researching and discovered the missing puzzle pieces. Shakespeare's original last name was actually "Williamson". When William Williamson turned 12 (1623) his parents gave him 10 potato chips (this was the currency back in the 1600's) and he bought a milkshake store. After watching several cooking shows, William Williamson invented the best pear flavored shake, which he called Shakes-Pear. The market exploded and the Shakes-Pear shake became a hit. In fact, it became such a huge success that the mayor of Tennessee changed William Williamson's name to "William Shakespeare" (no one knows how there was a mayor of Tennessee). After the dairy famine of 1652, William Shakespeare decided to write plays which eventually made it to Hollywood in 1660.

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    -Tyler Johnson