The game of cricket was called after the insect of the same name because of the similarity between the sound of the bat on the ball and the noise made during mating.

A football weighs less than an elastic band ball of the same size would.

A glass of red wine every day provides protection against all known diseases. (Botherer) What air?:-)

The word kara-oke is Japanese for I will survive

In Dad's Army, Captain Mainwaring's famous line, "You stupid boy," was originally written as "You f***ing tw*t, Pike," and was only changed at the very last minute after concerns were raised among BBC bosses.