10 THINGS

10 things we didn't know last week !

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

1. A monsoon is a wind, rather than rain.
More details

2. More than 12,000 laptops a week go missing at US airports.
More details (the Guardian)

3. Synod is pronounced SIN-uhd, and Sentamu (as in John) is pronounced with a stress on the first syllable - SENT-uh-moo.More details

4. Women with large breasts pay more for their bras at Marks & Spencer than their smaller chested counterparts.More details

5. Some slugs are carnivores, and have razor-sharp teeth.
More details

6. The average UK household bins £8-worth of leftovers a week.
More details

7. Pears sink while apples float.
More details

8. One in 20 of Britain's population will attend a summer festival.
More details

9. One in three tickets sold at London theatres are for musicals.
More details

10. Whipping someone until they bleed - even if they encourage it - is a criminal offence.
More details
BBC NEWS MAGAZINE.