No. 75.

The word 'essay' comes from the French 'essayer', which means to 'try'.

(Source: Lecturer. Verified by Googling.)

No. 74.

Ducks only lay eggs in the morning.

(Source: BBC Radio 2 Factoids Twitter feed.)

No. 73.

During World War II, Oscar trophies were made of plaster due to a shortage of metal. When the conflict ended, they were exchanged for ones made of gold.

(Source: Wikipedia. Verified by http://web.archive.org/web/20070927134712/http://www.oscars.com/legacy/?pn=statuette&page=2.)

No. 72.

Mark Wahlberg has kept his prosthetic penis from Boogie Nights.

(Source: Graham Norton Show.)

No. 71.

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

(Source: Graham Norton Show.)

No. 70.

It's not surprising that Peep Show co-writer Sam Bain has a career in sitcoms - his mother was Beattie in Terry and June, his grandmother was Miss Gatsby in Fawlty Towers, and his cousin was one of the RAF airman in 'Allo 'Allo!.

(Source: Sam Bain's Twitter feed: @sambaintv.)

No. 69.

The Weinstein brothers named their film distribution company, Miramax, after their parents, Miriam and Max.

(Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/feb/23/harvey-weinstein-oscars-as-god.)