1. Mel Blanc’s real name was Melvin Blank but he changed the surname after a teacher told him he would amount to nothing with a name like Blank. 

2. The type of carrot Bugs Bunny usually eats is a species called Danvers. Mel Blanc hated carrots. 

3. Bugs Bunny was the first cartoon character to appear on a stamp; Popeye was the first to have a statue erected in his honour.

4. There are 151 main characters in The Simpsons. 

5. In the late 17th century the word ‘cartoon’ was applied to any drawing on stout paper or card. 

6. In 1843, the magazine Punch became the first to apply it to humorous drawings. 

7. The Oscar for best animated short film was first awarded in 1932 at the fifth Academy Awards. 

8. The best animated feature oscar (longer than 40 minutes) was first awarded at the 74th academy awards in 2001 and was won by Shrek.

9. Paul Winchell, who was the voice of Tigger in the Disney films, was the first person to design and patent an artificial heart.

10. Last week, councillors in South Perth, Australia, voted to adopt the name of South Park when they merge with nearby Victoria Park.