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10 things we didn't know last week

16:10 UK time, Friday, 20 February 2009

10_hanging_203.jpgSnippets from the week's news, sliced, diced and processed for your convenience.

1. Elephants kiss.
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2. Members of the public can be New York police officers for one day.
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3. The Catholic Church studies confessions.
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4. British "superguns" defeated the Spanish Armada.
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5. Hitler had bad table manners.
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6. Injured turtles can wear artificial flippers.
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7. Pills can banish bad memories.
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8. Grizzly bears hate getting their ears wet.
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9. "Prawo Jadzy" means "driving licence" in Polish and is not a real name.
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10. Chimps can log on.
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