10 things we didn't know last week
17:17 UK time, Friday, 27 June 2008
Snippets from the week's news, sliced, diced and processed for your convenience.
1. The Royal Family costs the equivalent of 66p per person in the UK.
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2. Benito Mussolini was knighted in 1923 but it was withdrawn in 1940.
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3. About 35% of the 13.1 billion plastic bottles used by UK households annually are recycled, up from 3% in 2001.
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4. A Volvo can accommodate 13 people.
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5. Blue Peter presenters Valerie Singleton and Peter Purves had a fling.
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6. Dogs can lawfully mess on roads with a speed limit of 40mph or above.
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7. There are 13 podiatrists at the Glastonbury Festival.
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8. On average, 1.5m 24-hour ration packs are eaten every year by British forces serving around the globe.
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9. Kanye West ices his knees after every performance.
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10. The number of people killed on the roads is at its lowest since records began in 1926.
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