FACT #287

In Albania coroners deliver inquest verdicts through the medium of whistling.

FACT #286

Contrary to popular belief, the white is not the healthiest part of an egg - it is actually the shell.

FACT #285

Britain's longest running copyright trial ended in 1989, when a High Court jury took 10 years to decide in favour of the estate of Ian Fleming that James Bond had not been modelled on the Russ Abbot character Basildon Bond.

FACT #284

Kites were originally invented as a way of drying damp string.

FACT #283

The growth in popularity of football in America in the 1970s led to plans for the World Cup to be staged on the moon. When it was held in West Germany instead, England pulled out and donated their place to Poland.

FACT #282

When immersed in liquid, a dead sparrow will make a sound like a crying baby.

FACT #281

In musical notation pacino means to play your piano loudly with bulging eyes.

FACT #280

In June 2005, James Dyson married a dustbuster in a small civil ceremony outside Stroud.

FACT #279

Before the introduction of patches opticians would treated lazy eyes through a combination of shouting and poking.

FACT #278

Due to repeated incidents, pubs in Nottingham will have all glass removed next month "by police request". Window panes will be put into storage and beer will be poured straight into customers' cupped hands.

FACT #277

One in every 2,000 babies is born wearing glasses.

FACT #276

In 1997 the grizzly bear population of Canada almost became extinct after deciding they would rather go naked than wear fur.

FACT #275

If the entire population of Walsall walked past you in a straight line, the rate of reproduction means it would never end.

FACT #274

In the 1980s the Mafia made most of their earnings though the sale of highlighter pens, having gained a monopoly under the infamous Stabilo brothers.