Who would have guessed.

I always knew the British royals had their own breeding programme.

1) Contrary to popular belief that Big Ben refers to the world famous clock, it is actually the name of the thirteen ton bell. The tower itself is known as St. Stephen’s Tower.

2) Andie McDowell worked at McDonalds, as did Quintin Tarentino  (theres hope for all you maccas junkies)

3) The sentence “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” uses every letter of the alphabet (no wonder we had to write it so continuously in primary, don't tell me you don't remember, we all did.)

4) There is a recognised name for people who are afraid of China or Chinese people - sinophobia.

5) 4 gills of ale and beer is 1 pint, 2 pints = 1 quart, 4 quarts = 1 gallon, 9 gallons = 1 firkin, 2 firkins = 1 kilderkin, 3 kilderkins = 1 hogshead, 2 hogsheads = 1 butt.