Footnotes

#1 ‘Ferrets Unusual Beneficial Society’ (or F.U.B.S.) established in 1900 by Leroy L Patterson

#2 Machiavellianism is, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, “the employment of cunning and duplicity in statecraft or in general conduct”, deriving from the Italian Renaissance diplomat and writer Niccolò Machiavelli, who wrote Il Principe (The Prince) and other works. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machiavellianism

#3 Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, “a factitious word alleged to mean ‘a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust, causing inflammation in the lungs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

#4 ‘Capybaras Royalty Society’ Founded in 1890. The Capybaras’ formed a collective campaigning for the rights of wildlife film subjects to claim royalties for appearances. Known specifically for the uprising of 1963, triggered by Attemborough’s distinct lack of release forms.

#5 Mr Snuffleupagus: Historically renowned for his public ‘scape-goat’ allegations regarding his colleague and rival Mr Big Bird. In an interview, Aloysius Snuffleupagus (pictured bellow, left), claimed that Mr Bird was involved in the 1974 bribery scandal with the show’s sponsors; ‘The Letter S’ and ‘The Number 12’.