10 things we didn't know last week
18:17 UK time, Friday, 9 April 2010
Snippets from the week's news, sliced, diced and processed for your convenience.
1. Marriage over the telephone is valid under Islamic law.
2. Salmonella can build up on bird feeders and then spread among birds.
3. Bebo stands for blog early, blog often.
4. Capuchin monkeys were named because of their resemblance to the Catholic friars.
5. MPs' parliamentary gym memberships are cancelled during the election campaign.
6. Wombats produce cube-shaped dung.
7. The home computer was invented by a man called Dr Henry Edward Roberts.
8. Cillit Bang is called Cillit Bam in New Zealand.
9. Bodies repatriated to a home country from the UK must be encased in zinc-lined coffins.
10. Insect museums are called insectariums.
Seen 10 things? . Thanks to Laura Blake for this week's picture of 10 cans.
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