10 things we didn't know last week
16:41 UK time, Friday, 21 March 2008
Snippets from the week's news, sliced, diced and processed for your convenience.
1. An obituary for Captain Birdseye appeared in the Times in 1971.
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2. Arthur C Clarke wrote story-lines for the comic-book hero, Dan Dare.
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3. The Easter Act 1928 fixes the date for Easter but the law has not been implemented.
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4. The average child's clothing costs are £600 a year.
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5. Lhamo Thondup was renamed Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso when he became the Dalai Lama aged 15.
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6. Sleepwalking is linked to sleep deprivation.
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7. The CND sign is based on semaphore for N(uclear) and D(isarmament) but it also signifies human despair.
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8. Having alcohol in glass containers in football grounds in Scotland is illegal.
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9. Men eat more Brussel sprouts and broccoli than women.
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10. The most frequently used term of abuse in schools is "gay".
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