1. Sir Winston Churchill rationed himself to 15 cigars a day.

2. Winston Churchill was a druid.

3. Between 1908 and 1965, Winston Churchill drank 42,000 bottles of champagne.

4. In his first year at Harrow, Winston Churchill was bottom of the whole school.

5. Lady Astor once told Winston Churchill 'if you were my husband, I would poison your coffee'. His reply 'if you were my wife, I would drink it!'.

6. Winston Churchill wrote 3 books, saw 4 wars on 4 continents and was elected to the House of Commons - all by the age of 26.

7. "A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." - Winston Churchill