C. S. Lewis' middle name was Staples.
(Source: QIkipedia Twitter feed. Verified by Wikipedia.)
Saturday, 30 June 2012
Friday, 29 June 2012
No. 189.
Actor Jimmy Stewart achieved the military rank of Brigadier General.
(Source: Talking Pictures by Barry Norman. Verified by Wikipedia.)
(Source: Talking Pictures by Barry Norman. Verified by Wikipedia.)
Thursday, 28 June 2012
No. 188.
BMW (which, incidentally, is my intials) stands for Bavarian Motor Works.
(Source: Wikipedia. Googled because I was curious.)
(Source: Wikipedia. Googled because I was curious.)
Wednesday, 27 June 2012
No. 187.
Will.I.Am's first rap name was M.C.Will. It stood for Move Cos Will Is Living Large.
(Source: The Graham Norton Show.)
(Source: The Graham Norton Show.)
Tuesday, 26 June 2012
No. 186.
Despite being an only child, Nina Conti slept in a bunkbed when she was young.
(Source: Make Me Happy: A Monkey's Search For Enlightenment.)
(Source: Make Me Happy: A Monkey's Search For Enlightenment.)
Monday, 25 June 2012
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.)
(Source: The Internet Movie Database.)
Sunday, 24 June 2012
No. 184.
David Baddiel's cat is called Chairman Meow.
(Source: Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast.)
(Source: Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast.)
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