12 Shocking Facts You Probably NEVER Knew About Elvis Presley

Happy birthday to The King, today is the birthday of Elvis Presley.

Could you imagine Elvis in 2016 with social media? Would he make guest appearances on The Voice, and have a Podcast?

There have been so many crazy stories about The King over the years, so with today being his birthday I thought I'd share 12 Shocking Facts You Probably NEVER Knew About Elvis Presley, according to Little Things

• Elvis recorded 15 songs with the word "BLUE" in the title
• On his 11th birthday, Elvis received a guitar. This was a massive disappointment. He'd been hoping for a bike!!
• Elvis's favorite sandwich was peanut butter, bacon, banana, and honey! (Umm...is it just me, or does that sound DELICIOUS!?)
• Elvis released an entire album of between-song stage banter called "Having Fun With Elvis On Stage" just to fulfill a contractual obligation in '74...So it's an album of Elvis talking. In between songs!
• After Presley’s first TV appearance in 1956, Jackie Gleason said, “The kid has no right behaving like a sex maniac on a national show.”
• When Elvis and The Beatles met for the first time, a giant rock-n-roll party did NOT ensue. In fact, all parties involve remember the encounter as pleasantly low-key, if not a bit awkward.
• Elvis was really good friends with Johnny Cash, and the two used to impersonate each other. Can you imagine??!
• When Elvis Presley met President Nixon in December of 1970, he read aloud a six-page letter to the President, in which he revealed his desire to be made a “Federal Agent-at-Large” in the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs. Presley accused The Beatles of being ‘un-American’ for their open drug-taking and anti-Vietnam politics.
• In 1954, just two years before his big break, Elvis auditioned for an amateur gospel quartet called the Songfellows... And they turned him down. (So, never give up!)
• Elvis wore a cross, the Hebrew letter chai, and a star of David around his neck. “I don’t want to miss out on heaven due to a technicality,” he said.
• Elvis wasn't only The King Of Rock And Roll...he was also a black belt in karate! If you were lucky enough to see him in concert, you might wind up getting a free demonstration.
• Elvis once cracked up in the middle of a performance!! [SCROLL DOWN TO SEE VIDEO BELOW]...The King gets a bad case of the giggles at about 0:52 if you're pressed for time! It's the most joyful thing ever!!

Enjoy this rare video of the "Birthday Boy" in a really good mood.