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10 things we didn't know last week

15:37 UK time, Friday, 26 September 2008

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

1. Hollywood actors were paid to smoke.

2. Brussels is the burglary capital of Europe.

3. Henry V invented passports.

4. Busta Rhymes' real name is Trevor George Smith Jr.

5. Ruth Kelly and David Miliband dated briefly at university.

6. The ideal drive is 16 minutes long.

7. Hanging upside-down can give you a stroke.

8. Scots drank two litres more pure alcohol than the rest of the UK last year, on average.

9. Anti-depressants can harm sperm.

10. The third most popular pet behind a cat and a dog is a rabbit, with 1.6m owners in the UK.

Seen 10 things? . Thanks to Helen McNally for this week's picture of 10 columns in Rome).

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