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10 things we didn't know last week

15:38 UK time, Friday, 15 February 2008

10monkeys_203.jpgSnippets from the week's news, sliced, diced and processed for your convenience.

1. A white stag lives in the Highlands.
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2. Brain tumours can be diagnosed by a handshake.
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3. Ian Fleming's contract with the Sunday Times allowed him to spend winter in Jamaica.
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4. Kosovo's dialling code is the same as Monaco's.
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5. A fire at a landfill site in Guernsey has been smouldering for three years.
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6. Staffordshire bull terriers are one of only two breeds that the Kennel Club recommends as suitable with children, the other being a Chesapeake Bay retriever.
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7. 99% of beekeepers are hobbyists.
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8. The Billy Bunter author, Charles Hamilton, is the world's most prolific, according to the Guinness Book of Records.
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9. The UK spends more on cosmetic surgery than Germany, France and Italy put together.
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10. Giving birth to a boy may increase the likelihood of severe postnatal depression.
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Seen 10 things? Send us a picture to use next week. Thanks to Adam Lloyd from Bromsgrove for this week's picture of 10 monkeys in Nepal.

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