Fancy That!

Facts to make you go“WOW! !”

The British drink about 95 million cups of coffee a day The T character of Wallace was named afterter a black Labrador creator NiNick Park rk met m on a bus Australia has twiceasmany kangaroos as people Orchid bees are metallic purple

THE AVERAGE BRITISH FAMILY THROWS AWAY £70 WORTH OF FOOD EACH MONTH.

◆ The 1966 film DrWho andtheDaleks really did predict the future – by featuring Embankment Underground Station several years before Charing Cross and Trafalgar Square station was renamed Embankment. ◆ 45% OF THE UK’S APPLES ARE USED TO MAKE CIDER. ◆ 200,000 under-16s own at least one Blue Peter badge.

◆ THE PHRASE “NOT ON YOUR NELLY!” COMES FROM THE COCKNEY RHYMING SLANG NELLY DUFF, FOR PUFF, ANOTHER WORD FOR LIFE. SO IT MEANS, “NOT ON YOUR LIFE.”

◆ The word comet comes from the Greek kometes, which means “long-haired” ◆ 69 per cent of British tourists admit to stealing items from their hotels – the most popular items being towels followed by batteries or light bulbs.

BADGERS ARE THE LARGEST MEMBER OF THE WEASEL FAMILY. ◆ THERE ARE 8.5 MI LLION DOGS AND 8 MILLION CATS IN THE UK. ◆ The first digital camera was designed by Kodak in 1975 and weighed 8 pounds.

◆ WALTER SCOTT WROTE UNDER THE PSEUDONYM JEDEDIAH CLEISHBOTHAM.

There are around 800 kernels on an ear of corn – and always an even number of rows.

◆ WRISTWATCHES WERE FIRST DESIGNED FOR WOMEN AND RARELY WORN BY MEN BEFORE WORLD WAR ONE ◆ The Drumstic ck Lolly was invented wh hen Trevor Matl tlow accidenta ally discover ered that a new m machine coul ld make loll llipops with tw two flavours instead of one. ◆ Shoe heelseels were originally develop loped to stop horse rider’s fe eet slipping out of thei eir stirrups.

◆ Honor Blackckman accidentallyy knocked out wrestller Jackie Pallo while filmming a fight for TheAvengers.