10 things we didn't know last week

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1 Certain tattoos are illegal in Honduras.
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2. The singing of a number of notes over one syllable, as popularised by Whitney Houston, is called a melisma.
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3. Goats have accents.
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4. There are 364 different ways to mis-spell the name of the Welsh village Betws-y-Coed.
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5. Sloth meat tastes tough, gamey and a bit like pork.
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6. A chameleon can fit on the head of a match.
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7. The world's hottest chilli pepper can burn its way through gloves.
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8. Richard Dawkins invokes God when flustered.
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9. A snowdrop bulb can sell for £725.
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10. Birds are less monogamous when the climate is changeable.
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10 things we didn't know last week

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1. Moths have a taste for chardonnay.
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2. Ice Age plants can be brought back to life.
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3. The longest word ever used in the House of Commons is floccinaucinihilipilification.
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4. Spiders appear bigger when you're afraid of them.
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5. Men might not become extinct after all.
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6. In 1811, stealing brass knockers from doors was known as a "noisy dog racket".
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7. The early horse shrank to the size of a cat.
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8. World War II code-breaker Alan Turing was correct about why leopards have spots.
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9. Heart attack symptoms differ in men and women.
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10. Queen's Park Rangers captain Joey Barton is a fan of Desert Island Discs.
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10 things we didn't know last week

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1. The last chocolate in the box really does taste better.
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2. Diogenes extended his middle finger as a gesture of contempt in 4th Century BC Athens.
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3. A severed head was a Valentine's gift in 19th Century Taiwan.
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4. Hitler was embarrassed about a photograph showing him wearing lederhosen.
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5. Cabbages can talk to each other.
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6. Lizards can survive a spin in the washing machine.
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7. A source in an FBI report described Steve Jobs as a "deceptive individual who is not completely forthright and honest".
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8. David Beckham has only three close friends.
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9. Seagrass is the oldest living thing on earth.
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10. Having an easy-to-say name makes you more likely to get promoted.
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10 things we didn't know last week

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1. Newt Gingrich's name at birth was Newton Leroy McPherson.
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2. Lard lasts 64 years.
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3. Castaways on Desert Island Discs have taken 183 pianos, five trombones, the Albert Memorial and a cheeseburger machine.
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4. Twitter is more addictive than cigarettes.
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5. Tree trunks can be played like vinyl records.
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6. Tripe is one of Nelson Mandela's favourite foods.
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7. Gorillas reassure each other by grinning.
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8. The earth is getting lighter.
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9. More babies were born in the UK during 1920 than in any other year.
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10. Fans of snowdrops are known as galanthophiles.
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1. The English eat more haggis than the Scots.
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2. The Dead Sea is only two-thirds the size it was in the 1930s.
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3. Mice sing.
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4. Of 163,000 space rocks owned by Nasa, 517 are missing.
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5. The world's most competitive espresso market is the UK.
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6. Dinosaurs were good mothers.
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7. Welsh doctors once used the skin of puppies as a dermatological treatment.
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8. King Charles II served his banquet guests 145 dishes during a single first course.
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9. A Lego man is capable of space flight.
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10. Elephants can wear contact lenses.
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