No. 257.

Olympian gymnast Beth Tweddle has had a train named after her.

(Source: Alan Carr's Summertime Specstacular 2. Verified by http://www.heart.co.uk/wrexham/news/local/beth-tweddle-train/.)

No. 255.

The longest Olympic marathon finishing time is fifty-four years, eight months, six days, thirty-two minutes and 20.3 seconds. The Japanese runner Shizo Kanakuri fell asleep after taking a break close to his nineteenth mile during the 1912 Stockholm games, then woke up the next day. He was invited back to complete it in 1976 when he was sixty-seven.

(Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/qi/9472902/QI-Quite-interesting-facts-about-the-Olympics.html.)

No. 254.

Princess Anne was the only person not be gender-tested at the 1976 Olympics.

(Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/qi/9472902/QI-Quite-interesting-facts-about-the-Olympics.html.)

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. 242.

The People's Republic of China have had a basketball player serve as their flag bearer in every Olympics since 1984.

(Source: 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony commentary.)

No. 240.

2012 marks the first Olympics in which Great Britain has entrants competiting in all 25 sports.

(Source: 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony.)

No. 239.

As of 2012, London is the only country to host the Summer Olympics thrice.

(Source: 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony.)

No. 224.

Until special laws were passed, the pistols used in the shooting events at the 2012 Games were illegal in Britain.

(Source: http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/lifestyle/2012/07/fact-or-fiction-twentytwelve-or-2012.)

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. 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. 111.

At least one colour of the Olympic rings can be found on every national flag in the world.

(Source: Coffee shop quiz/told by friend. Verified by http://www.janecky.com/olympics/rings.html.)

No. 106.

When playing golf, the Japanese would rather not get a hole in one as tradition dictates that they should distribute the wealth, and send gifts to their friends and family.

(Source: The Unbelievable Truth.)

No. 94.

Jo Brand holds an international rally licence.

(Source: The Graham Norton Show.)