007 Unusual facts about Bond Bond was born to a Scotsman, Andrew Bond and Swiss mother, Monique Delacroix

When James Bond was 11, his parents died in a mountain climbing accident in the Aiguilles Rouges. After the death of his parents, Bond went to live with his aunt.

Bond’s code number “007” was inspired by the bus route that still runs from Kent to London and was a regular journey taken by author Ian Fleming.

Bond is known for ordering vodka martini “shaken, not stirred”. The first time the line “shaken, not stirred” appeared was in the novel Diamonds Are Forever in 1956. And Sean Connery utters them for the first time in Dr. No, though he says, “Shaken and not stirred.”

There have been a number of theories on where Ian Fleming got the name “James Bond” .Shortly before his death revealed the origin. In 1952, on Fleming’s estate in Jamaica, the author was trying to find a name for his character that sounded “mundane as possible” he took the name from a bird watching guide he happened to have on hand, naming the character after American Ornithologist Dr. James Bond.

Casino Royale movie was the first James Bond film approved by Chinese censors

Across the film plots we learn that 002, 003, 004, and 009 have all been killed. Agent 006, believed killed, returns as the villain in GoldenEye before he’s disposed of. 008 is mentioned several times as Bond’s replacement should he die or be taken off a mission. However, 001 and 005 have never been mentioned.