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10 things we didn't know last week

15:26 UK time, Friday, 27 February 2009

10_things226.jpgSnippets from the week's news, sliced, diced and processed for your convenience.

1. Nicolas Sarkozy collects stamps.
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2. Doodling aids memory.
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3. Peanut allergies have trebled in the past decade.
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4. Wendy Richard was in Up Pompeii.
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5. The biggest underground machine in the world mines salt in Cheshire.
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6. There are two types of intelligence.
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7. About 1,000 people in the UK lose their voice box annually.
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8. Hitler spared Blackpool because he wanted to use it as his personal playground.
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9. Fleeces were part of the acid-house scene in the 1980s.
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10. Rio has a Sambadrome.
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Seen 10 things? Send us a picture to use next week. Thanks to Stefan Kucharczyk for this week's picture of the sun reflecting on the water in Wolverhampton.

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