10 things we didn't know last week
Snippets from the week's news, sliced, diced and processed for your convenience
1. Alan Turing chained his mug to a radiator to prevent anyone else using it when code-breaking at Bletchley Park.
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2. Enoch Powell used to do impressions of Antiques Roadshow
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3. Baby songbirds build playlists.
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4. Wayne Rooney finds out what kit his opponents will wear in advance so he can picture himself scoring.
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5. Humanity weighs in at 287 million tonnes.
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6. Babies learn to see in 3D four months after they are exposed to light
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7. Typing each Captcha - online security checks involving random words - takes about 10 seconds.
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8. Greenland sharks swim at less than 1mph.
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9. Japanese deer eavesdrop on monkeys to find food
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10. Hat-shaped clouds appear near Mount Fuji.
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