15. Lionesses like their males to be deep brunettes.

19. The = sign was invented by 16th Century Welsh mathematician Robert Recorde, who was fed up with writing "is equal to" in his equations. He chose the two lines because "noe 2 thynges can be moare equalle".

23. In America it's possible to subpoena a dog.

61. You can bet on your own death.

67. Giant squid eat each other - especially during sex.

71. Jimi Hendrix pretended to be gay to be discharged from the US Army.

78. One in 18 people has a third nipple.

94. Bill Gates does not have an iPod.

99. The Japanese word "chokuegambo" describes the wish that there were more designer-brand shops on a given street.