10 things we didn't know last week
15:23 UK time, Friday, 12 February 2010
Snippets from the week's news, sliced, diced and processed for your convenience.
1. The Frisbee was originally called the Pluto Platter.
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2. Fast-moving elephants run with their front legs but walk with their back legs
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3. Parents in Japan swear by KitKats when their children are taking exams.
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4. High-end cars have radar-based cruise control.
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5. At the 1964 Innsbruck Games the Austrian army transported 20,000 blocks of ice for the bobsled and luge.
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6. The United Arab Emirates recently held the largest camel beauty contest ever.
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7. "Karaoke rage" has claimed more than a dozen lives in the Philippines... usually for Frank Sinatra's My Way.
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8. Birds may use their feathers for touch, like cats use their whiskers.
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9. Nearly 400,000 people still watch every episode of Friends on Channel 4 and E4.
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10. In Japan, a bow's humility is determined by its deepness and duration.
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