10 things we didn't know last week

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1. Brian Cant's audition for Play School involved him sitting in a cardboard box

2. Some British consumers in the 1960s enjoyed eating avocados with custard

3. Next year 1 billion people will be aged over 60

Find out more (Guardian)

4. There are 3.7 sugar cubes in a serving of Frosties (Kellogg's)

5. You should not eat mangoes in a heatwave

6. Canada has released a glow in the dark coin

Find out more (Guardian)

7. A baby born on a plane was given free flights for life

8. Older fathers have 'geekier sons'

9. Costa Rica's president accidentally ate a wasp during an interview on live TV

Find out more (Mirror)

10. An Italian airport is defying the liquid carry-on rules, and letting passengers travel with large jars of pesto

Find out more (Telegraph)

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