10 THINGS !

10 things we didn't know last week !

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

1. The world's longest snake was 13m (42ft) long.
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2. Salt mines are ideal for storing important documents.
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3. Facebook was originally called "The facebook".
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4. The English Channel between Dover and Calais froze over in 1673.
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5. The Victoria line, and Waterloo and City line, are the only two of the 11 London Underground lines that are entirely below ground.
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6. The famous "Keep Calm and Carry On" poster was never actually used during World War II.
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7. Being born with additional digits (fingers/toes) is called being polydactyl.
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8. Barbra Streisand is an honorary knight of the Legion of Honour.
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9. In Norway some streets are heated by pumping seawater through pipes below them.
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10. Dalek operatives in Dr Who used to wear just swimming trunks, so hot would it get inside.
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