No. 160.

Tequila is made from a cactus-like plant.

(Source: Friend told me.Verified by Wikipedia.)

No. 159.

Kathy Burke has a dog called Shenanigans.

(Source: The Graham Norton Show.)

No. 158.

Charlie Higson's brothers were named in alphabetical order, from A to D. Consequently, as the third child, his name begins with C.

(Source: Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast.)

No. 157.

Charlie Higson completely reinvented himself at university by dressing as a punk and giving himself the nickname 'Switch'.

(Source: Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast.)

No. 156.

Jonathan Ross got so bored interviewing Barbara Windsor that he couldn't think of another question, so played for time by pretending to pop out his contact lenses. When she started looking for it, he realised he had to get it out for real.

(Source: Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast.)

No. 155.

Jonathan Ross once fell asleep whilst interviewing Charlie Higson.

(Source: Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast.)

No. 154.

The Solids, the band that provides the theme song for How I Met Your Mother, was founded by the show's creators, Carter Bays and Craig Thomas.

(Source: Wikipedia.)

No. 153.

In Minnesota's Mall of America, (the United States' biggest shopping centre) a couple were married
in a shark tank. The bride and groom were in full wedding wear, albeit with the addition of scuba tanks.

(Source: The Mighty Mississippi with Sir Trevor McDonald.)

No. 152.

Ronald Regan, Franklin Roosevelt, and George W. Bush were all once cheerleaders.

(Source: The Mighty Mississippi with Sir Trevor McDonald.)

No. 151.

Cheerleading was once an exclusively male pursuit.

(Source: The Mighty Mississippi with Sir Trevor McDonald.)

No. 150.

During a screening of Ali, Prince Charles was tapped on the shoulder in order to know when to bow his head to avoid watching a sex scene.

(Source: The Graham Norton Show.)

No. 149.

It was Alfonso Ribeiro, who plays Carlton in The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, who suggested that the protagonist be called Will. He told Smith, who played the titular "prince", that it was best to pick something that he didn't mind being shouted at him by fans for the rest of his life.

(Source: The Graham Norton Show.)

No. 148.

Jonathan Ross used to wear his OBE whilst watching Big Brother.

(Source: Richard Herring's Leicester Square Podcast.)

No. 147.

Out of boredom, Jonathan Ross and his family amended Neil Gaiman's Wikipedia page to suggest that he wrote the 'Lepracaun' film series

(Source: Richard Herring's Leicester Square Podcast.)

No. 146.

Ex-Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Belursconi, allegedly bought all of his mistresses and concubines the same car because he got a deal for buying in bulk.

(Source: http://soundcloud.com/colin-anderson/international-waters-episode-2.)

No. 145.

Tom Jones was considered for the role of James Bond.

(Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/apr/30/tom-jones-james-bond.)

No. 144.

Muhammad Ali was rumoured to have dedicated his Rumble in the Jungle victory to Christopher Lee.

(Source: Told by friend. Also noted here: http://commanderbond.net/2440/you-want-to-put-bond-in-a-gorilla-suit.html.)

No. 143.

The French word for paperclip is 'trombone'.

(Source: QIkipedia Twitter feed.)

No. 142.

In The Godfather trilogy, whenever a scene features an orange, a character dies, or has a close call with death.

(Source: The Unbelievable Truth.)

No. 141.

Goats with horns are known as 'buttheads'.

(Source: The Unbelievable Truth.)

No. 140.

In the 1931 film version of Dracula, Bela Lugosi, playing the titular count, never blinks.

(Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/interactive/2012/may/05/infomania-universal-studios?intcmp=239.)

No. 139.

Every Star Wars film was released on May 21st, one week exactly after George Lucas' birthday.

(Source: http://9gag.com/gag/4061136.)

No. 138.

According to Romanian legends, vampires don't come out on Saturday.

(Source: QIkipedia Twitter feed.)

No. 137.

Richard Bacon donated a trowel to the British Lawnmower Museum.

(Source: Would I Lie To You.)

No. 136.

According to Clare Balding, to save on remembering a lot of names, sound engineers call each other Percy or Perce whilst on outside broadcasts.

(Source: Would I Lie To You.)

No. 135.

According to Richard Bacon, who previously worked at the chain as a youth, McDonalds meat goes from frozen to cooked in just forty-four seconds.

(Source: Would I Lie To You.)

No. 134.

Critic A. A. Gill's full name is Adrian Anthony Gill.

(Source: Wikipedia.)

No. 133.

There has been no scientific experiment to prove the existence of time.

(Source: QIkipedia Twitter feed.)

No. 132.

Zac Efron was taught how to drive a motorcycle by Tom Cruise.

(Source: The Graham Norton Show.)

No. 131.

The dot on the letter i is called a tittle.

(Source: BBC Radio Two Factoids)

No. 130.

Heath Ledger and his sister, Kate, were named for the central duo in Wuthering Heights.

(Source: Wikipedia.)