Tuesday, 7 February 2012

No. 46.

Father Ted director, Declan Lowney, named one of his children Ted as a tribute to the lead actor Dermot Morgan, who died the day after Lowney learnt his wife was pregnant.

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

Monday, 6 February 2012

No. 45.

The vultures in The Jungle Book were originally intended to be voiced by the Beatles. This is evident from their mop haircuts and Liverpudlian accents.

(Source: Twitter feed WTFFacts.)

Sunday, 5 February 2012

No. 44.

We have Steve Jobs to thank, not only for the various Apple products, but for co-founding Pixar.

(Source: Pixar quiz by university Film Society. Verified by Wikipedia.)

Saturday, 4 February 2012

No. 43.

Despite having been in close contact with them for War Horse, Emily Blunt is still scared of horses.

Friday, 3 February 2012

No. 42.

From February 3rd, Disneyland employees will finally be allowed to have beards. They previously were banned from the parks since the first one was opened in 1955.

Thursday, 2 February 2012

No. 41.

The world's shorter war is the 1986 Anglo-Zanibar War. It lasted thirty-eight minutes.

(Source: Historian Dan Snow's Twitter feed. Verified by Wikipedia.)

Wednesday, 1 February 2012

No. 40.

The Beauty and The Beast held the distinction of the only animated film nominated for the Best Picture Oscar for eighteen years. In 2009, Up became the second.

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