A true icon of the 20th century, Elvis Presley would have been 80 this year. With a new album being released this month, we thought we’d celebrate the King with an infographic about some of his lesser-known facts. Here’s our own take on "content is king" – "king is content".

1. Elvis was a
black beltin Karate.
KING IS
CONTENT
11 little known facts about
the King of Rock ‘n Roll.
Elvis once tipped
his limo driver
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Elvis recorded
more than
600
SONGSstarting with
‘That’s All Right’
in 1954.
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5
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1
"Elvis has left the building".
First used in 1956 to disperse
crowds at the end of a performance,
it went on to become a well-known
catchphrase associated with the King.
Elvis bought his Memphis
mansion Graceland in 1957 for
$102,500 when he was just 22.
Today it's worth
$55 MILLION
He created his own
TCB thunderbolt
logo (Take Care
of Business) which
he used to brand
jewellery and guns
as gifts for friends.
Elvis once ate nothing
but meatloaf, tomatoes,
and mashed potato for
two years straight.
He once finished
thirdin an Elvis lookalike
competition.
He wore a cross, the Hebrew
letter chai and a star of David
around his neck, saying
“I don’t want to miss out on
heaven due to a technicality.”
During his
career Elvis
MADE 31
MOVIES.
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He
hadapet
chimpanz
eecalledS
catter. 10
THE LIMO.