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10 things we didn't know last week

16:36 UK time, Friday, 7 November 2008

10_bricks.jpgSnippets from the week's news, sliced, diced and processed for your convenience.

1. Saddam Hussein's yacht had an escape tunnel leading to a submarine.
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2. The Dalai Lama boxes.
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3. Women's hands have more bugs.
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4. Londoners complained about house prices in the 1600s.
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5. Antelopes click their knees to demonstrate sexual prowess.
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6. Drum-making can be fatal.
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7. Barack Obama supports West Ham.
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8. The average person can sing three octaves.
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9. Snow ploughs are used to clear dead lemmings on Norway's roads.
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10. About 20,000 people die globally every year from snake bites.
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Seen 10 things? Send us a picture to use next week. Thanks to Sarah Glanville for this week's picture of 10 bricks, belonging to her son Edward.

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