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10 things we didn't know last week

16:25 UK time, Friday, 22 January 2010

10_226.jpgSnippets from the week's news, sliced, diced and processed for your convenience.

1. Mo Mowlam lied about her tumour.

2. The last remaining Royal Mail ship goes to St Helena.

3. Blind people can be taught to take photos.

4. Bolognese should be served with tagliatelle, not spaghetti.

5. Parliamentary candidates can put their own seals on ballot boxes under the Ballot Act of 1872.

6. South Korea's Ministry of Health is nicknamed Ministry of Matchmaking.

7. The first international cricket match was in the US.

8. The two most common pronunciations of Van Gogh are wrong.
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9. Dead bodies do not necessarily pose a health risk to humans.

10. Cells surf.

Seen 10 things? . Thanks to Vic Barton-Walderstadt for this week's picture of 10 bicycle stands in Welwyn Garden City.

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