No. 246.

Dr. Seuss died when he was 108.

(Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/interactive/2012/aug/04/infomania-dr-seuss?intcmp=239.)

No. 244.

Richard Herring features in Bridget Jones' Diary. In the book, the protagonist is up in Edinburgh and considers whether to see his show.

(Source: Richard Herring's Edinburgh Fringe Podcast.)

No. 243.

John Milton invented the word 'pandemonium'. He uses it to describe Hell in Paradise Lost.

(Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/jul/27/olympic-opening-ceremony.)

No. 226.

Shappi Khorsandi wanted to call her first book English People Smell of Milk. Her publishers got her to change it to A Beginner's Guide to Acting English.

(Source: Richard Herring's Edinburgh Fringe Podcast.)

No. 185.

In The Social Network, Sean Parker buys several round of appletinis. In reality, Mark Zuckerberg had not even heard of the cocktail prior to the film's release, but, once sampling one, liked it enough to make it Facebook's official drink.

(Source: The Internet Movie Database.)

No. 169.

Christopher Nolan's brother, Jonathan, prefers to be known as Jonah.

(Source: Empire magazine.)

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 130.

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

(Source: Wikipedia.)

No. 129.

The front cover of the first Captain America comic depicts him punching Hitler.

(Source: http://halloweenjackconnell.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/all-night-i-want-young-american-captain.html.)

No. 124.

There is no full trailer for the film Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Frank Oz was not satisified with those created, so none were ever screened.

(Source: Wikipedia.)

No. 121.

Die Hard with a Vengeance's Simon Gruber and The Simpsons' Mr. Burns share the same fictitious phone number: 555-0001.

(Source: Total Film - http://www.totalfilm.com/features/50-geekiest-movie-facts/cameo-a-go-go)

No. 100.

Horror director Wes Craven and special effects guru Rick Baker were amongst those that walked out of a Barcelona film festival screening of Reservoir Dogs. The latter told Tarantino it was a compliment - he had found the realism unnerving.

(Source: Learnt in lecture. Verified by Wikipedia.)

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. 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.)