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10 things we didn't know last week

12:45 UK time, Friday, 1 March 2013

Snippets from the week's news, sliced, diced and processed for your convenience.

1. In Brazil barbecuing is a form of public protest.
More details (Financial Times)

2. Sarah Greene used to bite Peter Duncan's ankles to distract him during Blue Peter cookery demos.
More details (The Guardian)

3. Haribos are so-named because of founder Hans Riegel and his hometown Bonn.
More details (Monocle)

4. Dido's refrain "No freedom without love" has been adopted by rebel groups in Syria.
More details

5. In North Korea, women are "encouraged" to choose from 18 officially sanctioned hairstyles.
More details (Daily Mail)

6. Men have 10 options.
More details (Daily Mail)

7. It takes a Parisian bistro about three weeks to get through a horse carcass.
More details (Financial Times)

8. Cristiano Ronaldo has a naked picture of himself on the walls of his Madrid house.
More details (The Sun)

9. Drone operators experience post-traumatic stress at the same rate as combat pilots.
More details (New York Times)

10. Rats can communicate with each other via cables.
More details

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