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10 things we didn't know last week | 10 things we didn't know last week |
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1. 'Cat's eyes' in Suffolk are to be renamed 'road studs' after confused foreign tourists thought they were made from real cats. | 1. 'Cat's eyes' in Suffolk are to be renamed 'road studs' after confused foreign tourists thought they were made from real cats. |
Find out more (Daily Mail) | Find out more (Daily Mail) |
2. The name Pakistan is an acronym, and was first coined - without the letter 'i' - in 1933. | 2. The name Pakistan is an acronym, and was first coined - without the letter 'i' - in 1933. |
Find out more | Find out more |
3. A rare white moose has been captured on film in Sweden. | 3. A rare white moose has been captured on film in Sweden. |
Find out more (The Independent) | Find out more (The Independent) |
4. Scientists have found the missing link between plant-eating and carnivorous dinosaurs. | 4. Scientists have found the missing link between plant-eating and carnivorous dinosaurs. |
Find out more | Find out more |
5. Female characters get all the worst lines in films, despite making the most money in lead roles - says a study of 1000 film scripts. | 5. Female characters get all the worst lines in films, despite making the most money in lead roles - says a study of 1000 film scripts. |
Find out more (The Independent) | Find out more (The Independent) |
6. You may have been pronouncing Primark wrong. | 6. You may have been pronouncing Primark wrong. |
Find out more (The Evening Standard) | Find out more (The Evening Standard) |
7. In some US states it's illegal to take down monuments or change street names honouring the Confederacy. | 7. In some US states it's illegal to take down monuments or change street names honouring the Confederacy. |
Find out more (Los Angeles Times) | Find out more (Los Angeles Times) |
8. Goldie collects kimonos. | 8. Goldie collects kimonos. |
Find out more (The Evening Standard) | Find out more (The Evening Standard) |
9. There are more than 10,000 motorists are allowed on the roads with 12 points on their licence. | |
Find out more | Find out more |
10. A TV studio is reported to be in talks to adapt "The Bad Boys of Brexit" - a book about the political campaigning around Brexit. | 10. A TV studio is reported to be in talks to adapt "The Bad Boys of Brexit" - a book about the political campaigning around Brexit. |
Find out more | Find out more |
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