10 things we didn't know last week
Snippets from the week's news, sliced, diced and processed for your convenience
1. The most "urban" job in America - that is, with the highest concentration in metro areas - is flight attendants.
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2. Holly Golightly, heroine of Breakfast at Tiffany's, was originally going to be called Connie Gustafson.
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3. Female octopuses stretch further to reach for food, researchers in Italy say.
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4. Jeremy Clarkson's exploits on Top Gear are avidly followed by many people in Iran.
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5. Exhaled breath can act as a "fingerprint" for individuals.
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6. More than 100 billion Earth-like planets that could be home to life may exist in our galaxy.
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7. Ordinary television signals can be used to track aircraft.
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8. People who complete secondary school are, on average, 1cm taller in old age than those who don't.
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9. All the gold in the world could fit into a cube with sides of just 20m (67ft).
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10. It costs £50 a week to feed a 23kg rabbit - the world's largest.
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