- Dahl was 6 foot 5 and three-quarter inches tall (1.96 meters).
- He spoke English, Norwegian and Swahili. He needed to learn Swahili when he worked in Africa for Shell in the 1930's.
- Roald Dahl loved chocolate, but not chocolate cake or chocolate ice cream.
- He always wrote in pencil on yellow paper.
- He was a Hurricane fighter pilot during World War II.
- "Not-so-fun" fact: as a testament to his bravery in the war Dahl had to undergo six operations on his spine and had to steel hips.