1. Current PM David Cameron, is the direct descedant of King William IV and his mistress Dorothea Jordan. ...hmmmm
2. Avocados are highly toxic to parrots.
3. before he was famous Liam Neeson drove a forklift in a Guinness Brewery.
4. Sir Patrick Moore wrote a ballet, its called Lyra's Dream.
5. Possible polymath Harry Connick Jr, isn't just a talented actor,singer, pianist, composer, dancer.....he also invented/wrote a computer program to allow musicians to follow the score on a screen.
6. Robson Green has a class four fire works licence which permits him to perform fireworks displays professionally.
7. Lake Nicaragua hosts the only freshwater sharks in the world.
8. Roald Dahl was a fighter pilot in world war II, after his basic training he crashed in no-man's land between the Allied and Axis forces when he was given the wrong directions and run out of fuel. He would partially recover and play a vital role in the Battle of Athens, and many other engagements. He was later discharged due complications from the injures he sustained.
9. Dolly Parton insured her boobs for $1 million each.
10. During the Manhattan project applicants for routine jobs in Alamogordo were rejected if they could read. The milltary did not want employees to be able to read the research notes.
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