10 THINGS !

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

1. Emily, of Bagpuss fame, was paid with a bag of sweets. More details

2. Reindeers are genetically programmed to stop growing in cold weather when food is scare, cutting their calorific needs by 70%. More details

3. Kissing can damage hearing. More details

4. Butch Cassidy was a Geordie. More details (Daily Telegraph)

5. Councils are banning number 13 houses on new developments. More details

6. Potatoes can weigh 24lbs (11kgs). More details

7. The more brothers a man has, the more likely he is to have sons himself. More details

8. Dogs get jealous. More details

9. Secondary school pupils in England are the best in Europe at science. More details

10. The Moon's distance from the Earth can vary by about 30,000km. More details

BBC NEWS MAGAZINE.