Britons are 16 times more likely to understand the rules of Quidditch than the rules of croquet.

Since 1980, the salaries of executives in FTSE 100 companies have risen by 4,000% compared to 300% for their employees.

Pedants should be aware that the English name for the world’s highest mountain should be spoken aloud as EEV-uh-rest, not EV-uh-rest.

Children called Joseph, Cameron, William and Jake are naughtier than those called Jacob, Daniel, Thomas and James.

It is impossible to test accurately how long a severed head remains conscious, if at all. The best estimate is between five and thirteen seconds.

In 1997, 39 people in the UK found themselves in hospital with tea-cosy-related injuries.

Hockey is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for black men. Golf is a sport for white men dressed like black pimps. TIGER WOODS.

The other Andamanese languages have no known relatives. They have five numbers: one, two, one more, some more, and all. On.

All blue-eyed people are mutants. The first ones appeared as recently as 5,000 years ago.

Astronauts’ helmets contain a small piece of Velcro so they can scratch their noses.