[Arneldo]

Here are some BB facts :

* There have been 1,776 Big Brother housemates in the world.

* There are 94 Big Brother Winners.

* Winners: 55 males and 39 females

* the idea for Big Brother comes from a book called "Nineteen Eighty-Four" by Geoge Orwell.

* Big Brother was first aired in the Netherlands in 1999.

* First Big Brother Winner: Bart Spring in 't Veld, Netherlands, 1999.

* First Couple To Have Sex: Bart Spring in 't Veld and Sabine Wendell, Netherlands, 1999.

* First VIP season: BB Netherlands, 2000 .

* First Female Winner: Diana Kanton, Switzerland, 2000.

* First BB In America: Big Brother USA, 2000 .

* First ever BB contestant to be removed by BB: Nicholas Bateman, UK, 2000.

* First ever Gay Winner: Brian Dowling, UK, 2001.

* First The Battle Season: Netherlands, 2001.

* First Housemates Swap: GH3 Spain - BB1 Mexico, 2002.

* Oldest Housemate: Mihalis Apostolides, 63 years old, Greece, 2003.

* First International Version: Big Brother Africa, 2003.

* First Black Winner: Cherise Makubale, Africa, 2003.

* First Winner of Asian Descent: Jun Song, USA, 2003.

* First BB In Asia: Big Brother Arabia, 2004.

* First Big Brother Suspended: Big Brother Arabia, 2004.

* Shortest Stay In The House: Mercedes, two hours, Spain, 2004.

* First Transsexual Winner: Nadia Almada, UK, 2004.

* Season With Most Contestants So Far: 59 in BB5 Germany, 2005.

* Youngest BB Winner: Anastacia Yagalova, 19 years old, Russia, 2005.

* Country With Most Seasons: Spain, UK and the US, 6 finished seasons.

[Legend]

Thanks for that

[Ruth]

What happened with Mercedes in 2004 - how come she was only in for two hours?!

[JakeyBoy]

That's what I want to know!!!

[x_Orlaiths_Biggest_Fan_x]

x Some good facts their. Where did you get all of them? x

[Siouxsie]

im still missing it

[Arneldo]

Originally posted by Ruth
What happened with Mercedes in 2004 - how come she was only in for two hours?!

My guess would be - Suprise eviction or she walked

[JakeyBoy]

Where did you get the info???