Ned Flanders' last name comes from Flanders Street. in Portland, Oregon, the hometown of The Simpsons' creator Matt Groening.
Beethoven was fond of coffee. The German composer required precisely 60 beans to make a cup of his favorite hot drink.
Top ice cream tasters take out tongue insurance. John Harrison of US firm Dreyer's insured his for $1 million.
The area of the brain devoted to smell in dogs is 40 per cent larger than humans.
The average person glances at their smartphone 150 times a day.
