1. In Big Brother 4 there was a bomb scare at 7:58am � all the housemates were asked to go to the boys bedroom because of security alerts inside the studio. Most of the staff had left, leaving only the production team who were advised to evacuate the housemates, which they did later that morning. They returned to the house the next day at 12:49am.
2. A Dutchman called John De Mol was the man who thought up the hit reality TV show, but it was inspired by George Orwell novel �1984�, which is about a society constantly under watch, foreshadowing a future in our society.
3. The original house took 75 workmen 131 days to build using 20km of cable, 57 mirrors, 33 cameras and 50 microphones.
4. There are seven different breeds of chicken in the Big Brother house, each was chosen for suitable looks and compatibility.
5. The German fifth series holds the record for the longest uninterrupted TV feature in history, running for 8,763 continuous hours.
6. The only two housemates in the history of UK Big Brother to be thrown out for rule-breaking are Kitten Pinder in Series 5, and Nick Bateman in series 1.
7. Only two contestants have had the same Christian name: Craig Phillips (BB1) and Craig Coates (BB6).
8. The temperature in the BB pool is kept at a constant 28 degrees celcius.
9. The housemates are given a lawnmower to keep the grass tidy.
10. It has been a prime-time hit in 19 different countries, earning production Endemol large sums.
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