10 things we didn't know last week
17:04 UK time, Friday, 15 October 2010
Snippets from the week's news, sliced, diced and processed for your convenience.
1. Chinese apple trees are pollinated by hand.
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2. There have been 39 marriages between Riverdance cast members.
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3. Barack Obama and Sarah Palin are related.
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4. Eighty percent of young women in Finland go to university.
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5. Hermaphrodite dogs exist.
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6. Noise affects taste.
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7. The chairman of Liverpool FC supports Chelsea.
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8. Martin Freeman of The Office turned down the part of Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit.
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9. Insects are attracted by the colour of wind turbines.
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10. Bilingual children get confused less easily.
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