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10 things we didn't know last week

16:46 UK time, Friday, 18 February 2011

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

1. The paint on an average Easyjet plane weighs 80kg
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2. Silvio Berlusconi has appeared in 106 trials, racking up more than 2,500 court appearances, he says.
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3. MPs still have to do jury service.


4. There is no central sex offenders register in the UK.
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5. Ancient Britons drank out of skulls.
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6. You needed a permit to carry a sword or dagger in Italy in the early 1600s.
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7. Incan brides had to peel a potato to prove they would be a good wife.
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8. The first recorded use of OK was on 23 March 1839 on the second page of the Boston Morning Post.
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9. The black bear's heart stops for up to 20 seconds when it exhales breath during hibernation and starts again when it inhales.
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10. Wheelchairs can be controlled by thought.
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