FACT #219

If all the cars stuck in Christmas traffic jams on the M1 were placed end to end, they would stretch from London to Leeds.

FACT #218

The word "parseltongue" was invented by Harry Potter author JK Rowling as a jibe at her brother-in-law, William Parsel.

FACT #217

When heated, most snakes expel all their internal organs as a defence mechanism.

FACT #216

After recent heavy snow closed a branch of Spar in Whittlington, Kent, villagers turned to cannibalism after just three hours.

FACT #215

Cockfighting is still legal on the Scilly Isles as long as both birds are registered blood donors.

FACT #214

Tory leader David Cameron's face is made of the same material used to reconstruct Michael Knight in the 1980s TV series Knightrider.

FACT #213

Snow is actually wet, tasteless sugar.

FACT #212

Chalk and cheese have only one thing in common - they are both named after the people who discovered them.

FACT #211

In the year following the 'Don't push me, push a pushpop' TV campaign, bullying in schools rose by 700 percent.

FACT #210

In 2001 the Government agreed to recognise Knightmare Syndrome, a condition brought on by exposure to poorly-animated flying skulls.

FACT #209

Roy Castle holds all the world's records. Those listed in the Guiness Book of Records are simply the closest anyone has ever come to matching him.

FACT #208

In Finland, it is traditional to eat a Twix bar for Christmas dinner. The tradition is thought to date back to 1998.