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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. Fidel Castro is a fan of the progressive rock band Yes. | 1. Fidel Castro is a fan of the progressive rock band Yes. |
| Find out more (The Guardian) | Find out more (The Guardian) |
| 2. The All-Party Beer Group, which boasts 300 MPs - nearly half the House of Commons, is the largest of all 472 all party subject groups. | 2. The All-Party Beer Group, which boasts 300 MPs - nearly half the House of Commons, is the largest of all 472 all party subject groups. |
| Find out more (BMJ) | Find out more (BMJ) |
| 3. Great white sharks can live to 70. | 3. Great white sharks can live to 70. |
| Find out more | Find out more |
| 4. The Highway Code recommends that people who fall asleep at the wheel should pull over and park, drink 150mg of caffeine (at least two shots of espresso), wait 20 minutes, and only then continue their journey. | 4. The Highway Code recommends that people who fall asleep at the wheel should pull over and park, drink 150mg of caffeine (at least two shots of espresso), wait 20 minutes, and only then continue their journey. |
| Find out more | Find out more |
| 5. Researchers at Michigan Technical University have been looking for the existence of time travellers on the internet. | |
| Find out more (The Register) | Find out more (The Register) |
| 6. Black-tailed prairie dogs perform Mexican waves to "test" the alertness of their neighbours. | 6. Black-tailed prairie dogs perform Mexican waves to "test" the alertness of their neighbours. |
| Find out more | Find out more |
| 7. Six out of 10 Korean families use professionals to find a name for their newborns. | 7. Six out of 10 Korean families use professionals to find a name for their newborns. |
| Find out more | Find out more |
| 8. Residents in Ware, Hertfordshire, watch more online porn than any other UK town. | 8. Residents in Ware, Hertfordshire, watch more online porn than any other UK town. |
| Find out more (The Guardian) | Find out more (The Guardian) |
| 9. The last British Prime Minister to regularly wear a wedding ring in public was Lady Thatcher. | 9. The last British Prime Minister to regularly wear a wedding ring in public was Lady Thatcher. |
| Find out more | Find out more |
| 10. You can map the economic peaks and troughs of the 20th Century via books' use of miserable terms. | 10. You can map the economic peaks and troughs of the 20th Century via books' use of miserable terms. |
| Find out more (PLOS One) | Find out more (PLOS One) |
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