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10 things we didn't know last week

17:13 UK time, Friday, 3 April 2009

10pods_203.jpgSnippets from the week's news, sliced, diced and processed for your convenience.

1. The song Agadoo by Black Lace is originally French.
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2. There are 19 countries in the G20.
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3. The American signal to stop is a cross of the forearms.
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4. It requires 60 tonnes of paint to paint the Eiffel Tower.
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5. Eating custard cakes daily does not prevent a very long life.
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6. Chicks count.
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7. Michelle Obama does high fives.
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8. When photographing a group of heads of state, the host should stand in the centre at the front and next to him should be the longest-serving leaders.
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9. Too many grapefruit are bad for you.
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10. The police tactic of confining demonstrators in a confined space is called kettling.
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