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10 things we didn't know last week

16:36 UK time, Friday, 7 November 2008

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

1. Saddam Hussein's yacht had an escape tunnel leading to a submarine.

2. The Dalai Lama boxes.

3. Women's hands have more bugs.

4. Londoners complained about house prices in the 1600s.

5. Antelopes click their knees to demonstrate sexual prowess.

6. Drum-making can be fatal.


7. Barack Obama supports West Ham.

8. The average person can sing three octaves.

9. Snow ploughs are used to clear dead lemmings on Norway's roads.

10. About 20,000 people die globally every year from snake bites.

Seen 10 things? . Thanks to Sarah Glanville for this week's picture of 10 bricks, belonging to her son Edward.

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