No. 68.

Rather appropriately, Pumba's, the warthog from The Lion King, name is Swahili for 'silly'.

(Source: QIkipedia Twitter feed.)

No. 67.

Simpsons creator, Matt Groening, named most of the titular characters after members of his own family, but did not wish Homer's father to share his own grandfather's name, Abraham. Consequently, he left the writers to choose what the character should be called. Unwittingly, they picked Abe.

(Source: Wikipedia.)

No. 66.

Lily from How I Met Your Mother was based on the wife of co-creator Craig Thomas. She allowed him to base a character on her on the condition that the role be played by Alyson Hannigan.

(Source: Wikipedia. Verified by http://www.whedon.info/Alyson-Hannigan-How-I-Met-Your,14745.html.)

No. 65.

The Muppet Show classic song 'Mahna Mahna' was first heard on the soundtrack to Italian soft-core movie Sweden: Heaven and Hell.

(Source: http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2011/11/_
mahna_mahna_how_a_ditty_from_a_soft_core_italian_movie_became_the_muppets_catchiest_tune_.html)

No. 64.

Comedian Jimmy Carr previously worked at the advertising department at Shell.

(Source: Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask.)

No. 63.

Cuba Gooding Jnr has forbidden his father from visiting him during jobs. This was deemed a necessary precaution when, on the set of Jerry Maguire, his dad asked Tom Cruise if he was gay.

(Source: The Graham Norton Show.)

No. 62.

Author Douglas Adams died whilst using a treadmill.

(Source: University lecturer told me. Verified from several websites.)

No. 61.

To hide the shame of writing a clip show, the writer and director of The Simpsons' '138th Episode Spectacular' choose to be credited under the pseudonyms Penny Wise and Pound Foolish.

(Source: Wikipedia.)

No. 60.

Steven Spielberg directed the second ever episode of detective show Columbo.

(Source: Told by university lecturer. Verified by IMDB.)

No. 59.

The parents of Atonement director, Joe Wright, make puppets.

(Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/feb/12/revenge-muppets-puppets-kermit-war-horse)

No. 58.

Oscar hopeful The Artist took thirty-five days to shoot.

(Source: Lead actor, Jean Dujardin, from the BAFTA red carpet.)

No. 57.

Dame Judi Dench gave the kiss of life to one of her fish. Said pet was subsequently renamed 'Lazarus'.

(Source: The Graham Norton Show.)

No. 56.

When one of her teeth fell out during the filming of television series Cranford, Dame Judi Dench had to visit a dentist whilst dressed in full period drama wear.

(Source: The Graham Norton Show.)

No. 55.

Spike Milligan once voiced a Muppet. In his appearance on The Muppet Show, an international special, he can be heard as Australian, Jim.

(Source: http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/the-forgotten-muppets.html.)

No. 54.

The first recorded use of the word 'nerd' is attributed to Dr. Seuss. It appears in his book If I ran the Zoo.

(Source: Twitter feed WTheFFacts.)

No. 53.

The opposite of 'hey presto' (the magician's call to make something disappear) is 'hey jingo', which makes something disappear.

(Source: Qikipedia, the Twitter feed for the QI elves.)

No. 52.

Musician Ed Sheeran has named his four small guitars Felix, Nigel, Lloyd, and Cyril.

(Source: The Graham Norton Show.)

No. 51.

Patrick Stewart went bald at the age of 19. He says his hair fell out in only a matter of months.

(Source: The Graham Norton Show.)

No. 50.

Alex Kingston started out as a life model for her mother's art classes.

(Source: The Graham Norton Show.)

No. 49.

One of Reese Witherspoon's ancestors signed the Declaration of Independence.

(Source: The Graham Norton Show.)

No. 48.

Slyvester Stallone's oldest son is called Sage Moonblood.

(Source: Podcast Pappy's Flatshare Slamdown. Verified by Wikipedia.)

No. 47.

The world's first regular thirty minute sitcom was BBC show Pinwright's Progress. Its ten episodes aired from 1946 to 1947.

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

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.)

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.)

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.)

No. 43.

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

(Source: http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/watson-im-scared-horses-174639694.html.)

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.

(Source: http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120129/GJLIFESTYLES/120129766/-1/SANNEWS.)

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.)

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.)