10 things we didn't know last week
16:55 UK time, Friday, 5 February 2010
Snippets from the week's news, sliced, diced and processed for your convenience.
1. When the term "nostalgia" was coined in the 17th Century, some thought it was a uniquely Swiss phenomenon.
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2. The removal of bales of straw can legally constitute building work for planning law purposes.
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3. Half of the world's 7,000 languages are in danger of disappearing.
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4. Some bugs do not get tackled for years.
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5. Glass attacks in bars and pubs cause 87,000 injuries a year in England and Wales.
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6. You can pay for university courses with Tesco Clubcard points.
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7. Italy has 180 products with protected origin status, the most in the EU.More details
8. Racing camels can be worth millions.
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9. Lego fanatics use computer modelling to design their creations.
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10. "Baby brain" is is just a myth.
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Seen 10 things? Send us a picture to use next week. Thanks to Tim Hinds, Southport, for this picture of 10 shoes in a temple in Kyoto, Japan.
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