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10 things we didn't know last week

12:45 UK time, Friday, 1 March 2013

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

1. In Brazil barbecuing is a form of public protest.

2. Sarah Greene used to bite Peter Duncan's ankles to distract him during Blue Peter cookery demos.

3. Haribos are so-named because of founder Hans Riegel and his hometown Bonn.

4. Dido's refrain "No freedom without love" has been adopted by rebel groups in Syria.
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5. In North Korea, women are "encouraged" to choose from 18 officially sanctioned hairstyles.

6. Men have 10 options.

7. It takes a Parisian bistro about three weeks to get through a horse carcass.

8. Cristiano Ronaldo has a naked picture of himself on the walls of his Madrid house.

9. Drone operators experience post-traumatic stress at the same rate as combat pilots.

10. Rats can communicate with each other via cables.
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