10 THINGS !

10 things we didn't know last week

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

1. Squatters take over islands, as well as homes.
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2. White wine has more calories than red wine.
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3. Some ants reproduce without sex.
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4. About 15% of the world's wine bottles have screw caps.
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5. If you list your religion as Jedi on the census, the Office of National Statistics will class this as atheist.
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6. Pandas prefer artificial sweetener to sugar.
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7. Pigs are the fourth most intelligent animals.
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8. Being sorry originally meant to be distressed and sad.
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9. About one in 30 people suffers from agoraphobia.
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10. A thrown shoe is considered an insult in India, as well as the Middle East, where George Bush famously dodged a lobbed loafer.
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