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10 things we didn't know last week

15:18 UK time, Friday, 22 July 2011

Snippets from the week's news, sliced, diced and processed for your convenience.

1. The ideal slice of toast should be cooked for exactly 216 seconds.

2. Stick insects can go without sex for one million years.
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3. The key to a happy marriage is based on the wife remaining slimmer than the husband.

4. People working out in a gym can cause tremors in buildings.

5. Lions will most likely attack humans just after a full moon.

6. Tall people are at greater risk of cancer.
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7. Jalfrezi is now Britain's favourite curry.

8. Diamonds are not forever, they evaporate under exposure to light.

9. Mount Everest is getting higher.
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10. The Speaking Clock still receives 30 million calls each year.
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Seen 10 things? . Big thanks to David Devine for this week's picture of 10 stamps.

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