Saturday, March 21, 2009

10 THINGS !

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

1. Wuthering Heights is known as Les Hauts de Hurlevents in France.
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2. The shoes that take Dorothy back to Kansas were originally silver.
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3. Champagne that's 184 years old can still have a few bubbles left in it.
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4. Elephants can be pink.
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5. False memory is called confabulation.
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6. Mining output fell more in the periods before and after Mrs Thatcher, than during her time as prime minister.
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7. Kim Jong-il likes pizza. North Korea's first pizzeria has opened.
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8. Parts of cremated bodies are recycled.
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9. Monkeys in Thailand use public transport.
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10. You should warm up before gardening.
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BBC NEWS MAGAZINE.

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