No. 225.

Richard Herring once expanded a stand up routine about yoghurt into an hour's show.

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

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. 180.

Nick Frost was reknowned at his waitering job for being able to spin a pile of thirteen trays on his finger.

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

No. 173.

Bananas can prevent, and cure, hangovers.

(Source: Twitter feed UberFacts. Verified by http://www.healthdiaries.com/eatthis/do-bananas-cure-hangovers.html.)

No. 166.

When offered to appear in adverts for McDonalds, Steve Coogan repeatedly pushed up the possible fee to see how much they would offer, despite not actually wanting the job. The highest figure they were willing to pay was two million pounds. Only then did he turn it down.
(Source: The Graham Norton Show.)

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. 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. 115.

The E number of gold is E175.

(Source: Twitter feed QIkipedia.)

No. 109.

To make a jar of congealed honey runny again, simply put it in a bowl of warm water for a few minutes.

(Source: Mother's tip via Good Housekeeping.)

No. 99.

After cooking pancakes, put a chocolate from a variety box on them whilst they're still warm. This will cause it to melt, and create a sauce.

(Source: Own experimentation.)

No. 86.

Every expiry date on a packet of crisps falls on a Saturday.

(Source: Friend told me. Verified via Google.)

No. 76.

Ridley Scott directed the famous Hovis advert in which a young boy trundles up a cobbled hill. Said boy had to go up the slope up and down sixty times.

(Source: The Mad Bad Ad Show.)

No. 74.

Ducks only lay eggs in the morning.

(Source: BBC Radio 2 Factoids Twitter feed.)

No. 39.

M&Ms are named for business partners Mars and Murray, the pair who brought Smarties to America only to discover there was already a brand of that name.

(Source: The Unbelievable Truth.)

No. 30.

In Tibet, tea is served mixed with salt and butter.

(Source: dailyinfographic.com. Spotted link on friend's Facebook page.)

No. 22.

That really is Vernon Kay's mother in the Flora Cuisine cooking oil adverts.

(Source: Multiple Google results. Investigated when somebody wondered aloud whether it was.)

No. 9.

When you have finished cooking cookies in the oven, get them onto a cooling rack as soon as possible or they will stick to the tray.

(Source: Mother's advice.)

No. 6.

If you slice pizza before you cook it, it is much easier to wash the cutter.

(Source: personal experience.)

No. 1.

Chips dipped in vanilla ice cream are surprisingly tasty. Try it.

(Source: Own experimentation.)