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10 things we didn't know last week | 10 things we didn't know last week |
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1. In 2009 the US Agency for International Development tried to recruit an underground rapper to overthrow the Cuban regime. | 1. In 2009 the US Agency for International Development tried to recruit an underground rapper to overthrow the Cuban regime. |
Find out more (Washington Post) | Find out more (Washington Post) |
2. Tom Hanks checks into hotels using the name of Scottish music hall singer Harry Lauder as an alias. | 2. Tom Hanks checks into hotels using the name of Scottish music hall singer Harry Lauder as an alias. |
Find out more (Guardian) | Find out more (Guardian) |
3. Scallops caught in Brittany are shipped to China for cleaning before being transported back to France to be sold in ready meals. | 3. Scallops caught in Brittany are shipped to China for cleaning before being transported back to France to be sold in ready meals. |
Find out more (The Local) | Find out more (The Local) |
4. Over 88% of individual winners at the Darwin Awards are men. | 4. Over 88% of individual winners at the Darwin Awards are men. |
Find out more (BMJ) | Find out more (BMJ) |
5. Antarctic sea urchins aren't too bothered by climate change. | 5. Antarctic sea urchins aren't too bothered by climate change. |
Find out more (British Antarctic Survey) | Find out more (British Antarctic Survey) |
6. Pope Paul VI believed that animals go to heaven. | |
Find out more (Daily Beast) | |
7. At one point in the 1980s Raleigh accounted for 75% of the UK bike market. | 7. At one point in the 1980s Raleigh accounted for 75% of the UK bike market. |
Find out more (Financial Times) | Find out more (Financial Times) |
8. Halle Berry and Adele both say they have given online dating a go. | 8. Halle Berry and Adele both say they have given online dating a go. |
Find out more | Find out more |
9. Few Germans have heard of the Christmas truce of World War One. | 9. Few Germans have heard of the Christmas truce of World War One. |
Find out more | Find out more |
10. Jose Mourinho enjoys cage swimming with sharks. | 10. Jose Mourinho enjoys cage swimming with sharks. |
Find out more (South China Morning Post) | Find out more (South China Morning Post) |
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