10 things we didn't know last week
17:03 UK time, Friday, 27 July 2007
Snippets from the week's news, sliced, diced and processed for your convenience.
1. There is an itch gene.
2. More pop stars have been called Paul than any other name.
3. One-day strikes now account for 55% of industrial stoppages.
4. Naming an MP is how the speaker of the House of Commons disciplines a member – as happened to George Galloway this week .
5. Only six countries have no scouts - Cuba, Burma, Laos, China, North Korea and Andorra.
6. Instead of paying inheritance tax, people can donate to museums.
7. The $100 laptop costs $176.
8. People who suffer from epilepsy cannot swallow their tongue, despite perceptions to the contrary.
9. Jerusalem has only one female, Muslim taxi driver.
10. Obesity is "contagious" - that is people who put on weight lead those around them to think it is OK to be bigger.
Seen 10 things? . Thanks to Hazel Love for this week's picture of 10 stacked Men at Work signs "stored just outside my office" ).
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