10 things we didn't know this time last week
17:12 UK time, Friday, 2 May 2008
Snippets from the week's news, sliced, diced and processed for your convenience.
1. An LSD trip led to the invention of the vegeburger.
2. "Unlawfully laying hands on a cow with intent" was a crime in 19th Century Britain.
3. Colossal squid have the biggest eyes of any creature on the planet at a whopping 11 inches.
4. The most popular name for a pub is the Red Lion, with 756 such establishments across the UK.
5. The most common "combination craving" for a pregnant woman is pickles and peanut butter.
6. Inhabitants of the Greek island of Lesbos are known as Lesbians.
7. Humans can hold their breath for 17 minutes.
8. A severed finger tip can grow back naturally.
9. Residents of Sheffield have the worst tooth decay of people anywhere in Britain.
10. Children who attend daycare or playgroups are less like to develop the most common type of childhood leukaemia.
Seen 10 things? . Thanks to Tony Brooke for this week's picture of 10 Playmobil figures.
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