No. 99.

After cooking pancakes, put a chocolate from a variety box on them whilst they're still warm. This will cause it to melt, and create a sauce.

(Source: Own experimentation.)

No. 98.

In the film Withnail & I, Paul McGann's character, only credited as '& I', is identified in the script as Marwood.

(Source: The Internet Movie Database.)

No. 97.

The episode titles of excellent radio comedy series Cabin Pressure were intended to run in alphabetical order (i.e. the first is Abu Dhabi, the second Boston, the third Cremona, and so on.). However, they have not been broadcast in the order they were intended, so the pattern has been broken.

(Source: Wikipedia.)

No. 96.

Ray Winstone lost out for a part in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menance when he turned up to the audition drunk.

(Source: http://uk.omg.yahoo.com/news/winstones-drunk-star-wars-audition-194900850.html.)

No. 95.

If you see a rainbow, you have your back to the sun.

(Source: Twitter feed of BBC Radio 2 Factoids.)

No. 94.

Jo Brand holds an international rally licence.

(Source: The Graham Norton Show.)

No. 93.

Joanna Page once performed in a school production of 'As You Like It' for a royla gala held in Buckinham Palace.

(Source: The Graham Norton Show.)

No. 92.

Jo Brand once bet on a horse called 'J Brand'. It didn't get far before falling over.

(Source: The Graham Norton Show.)

No. 91.

One of Clint Eastwood's sons, Kyle, is an acclaimed double bass player who has contributed music to several of his father's films.

(Source: Told by friend. Verified by Wikipedia.)

No. 90.

One of Hugh Grant's friends, when they were an adolescent, made a pubic wig out the hair from a stuffed armadillo.

(Source: The Graham Norton Show.)

No. 89.

The German word for 'glove', rather quaintly, sounds like 'hand shoe'.

(Source: Told by friend. Verified by translation website.)

No. 88.

At no point during Return of the Jedi does anyone refer to the small teddy bear-esque creatures as 'ewoks'. They are only identified as such in the end credits.

(Source: Cracked.com. Verified by various sources.)

No. 87.

Jesus had a half-brother, James.

(Source: Wikipedia.)

No. 86.

Every expiry date on a packet of crisps falls on a Saturday.

(Source: Friend told me. Verified via Google.)

No. 85.

Singer Olly Murs, before gaining fame on The X Factor, appeared on Deal or No Deal. He won just £10.

(Source: The Graham Norton Show.)

No. 84.

It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament. This legislation is in place because, should someone do so in the premises, they would be entitled to a state funeral.

(Source: BBC Radio Two Factoids Twitter feed. Verified by http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7081038.stm.)

No. 83.

The Finnish word for 'pedant', pilkunnussija, translates as 'comma fucker'.

(Source: QI Elves Twitter feed: Qikipedia.)

No. 82.

Dr. Seuss wrote and illustrated a children's version of the Lady Godiva story.

(Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2012/mar/06/dr-seuss-book-nudes-adult.)

No. 81.

During the 2012 Brits ceremony, best band winners, Kasabian, kissed Jackie Mason's face.

(Source: The Graham Norton Show.)

No. 80.

During hurricanes, some helicopters are designated to fly through them, and drop special monitors, so their path can be tracked.

(Source: The Graham Norton Show.)

No. 79.

Marcus Brigstocke had a prosthetic leg thrown at him during a gig. When a repeat incident occured it, he kept it.

(Source: The Graham Norton Show.)

No. 78.

There are apparently no advertisements for children's toys on television before 10pm in Greece.

(Source: The Mad Bad Ad Show. Verified by http://www.ppu.org.uk/chidren/advertising_toys_eu.html.)

No. 77.

Madonna dated Nick Cayman, the star of the Levis jeans laundrette advert.

(Source: The Mad Bad Ad Show.)

No. 76.

Ridley Scott directed the famous Hovis advert in which a young boy trundles up a cobbled hill. Said boy had to go up the slope up and down sixty times.

(Source: The Mad Bad Ad Show.)

No. 75.

The word 'essay' comes from the French 'essayer', which means to 'try'.

(Source: Lecturer. Verified by Googling.)

No. 74.

Ducks only lay eggs in the morning.

(Source: BBC Radio 2 Factoids Twitter feed.)

No. 73.

During World War II, Oscar trophies were made of plaster due to a shortage of metal. When the conflict ended, they were exchanged for ones made of gold.

(Source: Wikipedia. Verified by http://web.archive.org/web/20070927134712/http://www.oscars.com/legacy/?pn=statuette&page=2.)

No. 72.

Mark Wahlberg has kept his prosthetic penis from Boogie Nights.

(Source: Graham Norton Show.)

No. 71.

Minnie Driver once considered getting a tattoo of a tiger scratching her bottom.

(Source: Graham Norton Show.)

No. 70.

It's not surprising that Peep Show co-writer Sam Bain has a career in sitcoms - his mother was Beattie in Terry and June, his grandmother was Miss Gatsby in Fawlty Towers, and his cousin was one of the RAF airman in 'Allo 'Allo!.

(Source: Sam Bain's Twitter feed: @sambaintv.)

No. 69.

The Weinstein brothers named their film distribution company, Miramax, after their parents, Miriam and Max.

(Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/feb/23/harvey-weinstein-oscars-as-god.)