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10 things we didn't know last week

17:51 UK time, Friday, 14 January 2011

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

1. The father of Michael Palin, who brought the stammer to national attention in the film, A Fish Called Wanda, had one himself.
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2. Mark Twain opened Kensal Rise library in north London.
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3. Birds binge drink.
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4. There are 18 super-arbitrators of the English language version of Wikipedia.
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5. Aristotle was known as the human Wikipedia.
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6. Tinie Tempah's real name is Patrick.
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7. An elephant can be hired for £20 in New Delhi .
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8. The fall of the Roman Empire can be detected in tree growth rings.
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9. People who are tone deaf can hear music perfectly well.
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10. Saint Wilgefortis was a woman who grew a beard to resist offers of marriage.
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