FACT #273

According to the last Government census, 92% of all Merseysiders have an uncle who went to school with John Lennon.

FACT #272

Snowmen were only officially listed as an endangered species in 1978, after many of their eggs were stolen and sold at private auctions.

FACT #271

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Monopoly in 1985, Hasbro sent out five golden Get Out of Jail Free cards around the world, hidden inside new box sets. Unfortunately one was delivered to Holloway Prison, enabling the notorious 'Cheesewire Strangler' Deirdre McManus to be released after serving just three days of a 25-year sentence.

FACT #270

The record for number of A-level passed is 60, by a schoolboy from the Sussex village of St-Etienne-In-The-Charts. Neil Bachelor's record haul includes passes in English, Maths, Kettle Maintenance, Shoegazing and Lists.

FACT #269

Th final words of Tolpuddle Martyr Robert Owen were "That will never work. It's a crabstick, for Heaven's sake."

FACT #268

If a cricket were the size of Canary Wharf, it could jump to the moon.