No. 245.

The creative team behind the London 2012 Opening Ceremony used the codename 'Betty' when refering to the Olympic cauldron. They named it after the executive producer's dog.

(Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jul/29/frank-cottrell-boyce-olympics-opening-ceremony.)

No. 241.

Paraquay have the only flag which has a different design on the front and back.

(Source: 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony commentary.)

No. 196.

Rhod Gilbert has a tattoo of a flaming battenberg on a cushion. He got it because his producers suggested he get one whilst he was working as a tattoo artist so he devised the most pointless he could think of. His girlfriend hates it on the grounds that she dislikes marzipan.

(Source: The Graham Norton Show.)

No. 171.

Charlie Brooker once included an anatomically correct picture of a heart in a Valentine's Day card. He thought it would be construed as funny.

(Source: So Wrong It's Right.)

No. 161.

Charlie Brooker submitted cartoons to the letter page of Oink magazine. As a result, they then offered him a job. He was fifteen at the time.
(Source: Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast.)

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. 71.

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

(Source: Graham Norton Show.)

No. 50.

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

(Source: The Graham Norton Show.)