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10 things we didn't know last week

16:55 UK time, Friday, 5 February 2010

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

1. When the term "nostalgia" was coined in the 17th Century, some thought it was a uniquely Swiss phenomenon.

2. The removal of bales of straw can legally constitute building work for planning law purposes.

3. Half of the world's 7,000 languages are in danger of disappearing.

4. Some bugs do not get tackled for years.

5. Glass attacks in bars and pubs cause 87,000 injuries a year in England and Wales.

6. You can pay for university courses with Tesco Clubcard points.

7. Italy has 180 products with protected origin status, the most in the EU.

8. Racing camels can be worth millions.

9. Lego fanatics use computer modelling to design their creations.

10. "Baby brain" is is just a myth.

Seen 10 things? . Thanks to Tim Hinds, Southport, for this picture of 10 shoes in a temple in Kyoto, Japan.

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