22 , The numbers 83 or 8 and 3 are involved in most of the “statistics” that Barney Stinson expresses.

When he posed as an elderly man in one instance, he claimed his age was 83. In another, when Barney wants to get in bed with a woman from a magazine, her picture appears on page 83.

23 Bill Fagerbakke, the actor who plays Marshall’s dad voices Patrick Star on Spongebob Squarepants.

24 Chris Elliot (who played Lily’s father) is actually the father of Abby Elliot, the woman who played Ted’s crazy girlfriend Jeanette.

25 Neil Patrick Harris enjoyed Red Bull so much on and off the set of the show that he was given a lifetime supply of it and a mini-refrigerator by the company because of the amount of free advertising he has given it.

26 Although singers Britney Spears and Katy Perry were two of the biggest guest stars, fashion designer Tim Gunn was the most welcomed guest star from the cast and crew. Nearly everyone on set wanted an autograph from him.

27 The fictional beer “Heisler” that is featured in the show also appears in Always Sunny, Malcolm in the Middle, Star Trek: Enterprise, My Name is Earl, Weeds, Superbad, Training Day, CSI, Workaholics, New Girl, etc.

28 Jason Segel, who plays Marshall on the show, brags about once winning a high school slam dunk contest, really DID win a high school slam dunk contest.