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The longest game of snooker ever played lasted 93 minutes and 12 seconds, during the 2008 China Open.

Call the Midwife was written in response to an article about under-represented midwives in literature.

In France, it is tradition to make a wish while a pancake is being tossed, while holding a coin in the other hand.

Did you know that Nicholas Hoult can play the trombone?!

Did you know that Wayne Rooney built his career and success without getting any GCSE's?

Did you know that as a child, James Arthur spent time being homeless and in foster care?

Boy-band star Aston Merrygold from JLS is only 5' 52 tall, which gained him the nickname of "lil man" when he was at school.

George Shelley from ex-boy-band Union J has a whopping seven siblings… It’s true he has four brothers and three sisters!

Jedward are made up of identical twins, John and Edward born on the October 16, 1991 at the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin.

London is one of the most cultural diverse cities in the world; about 25% of London's residents were born outside of England!

The first single British singer and songwriter Conor Maynard ever bought was "All Rise" by boy-band Blue.

Did you know that Marilyn Manson presented The Cure with the MTV Icon Award in 2004?