10 things we didn't know last week
17:59 UK time, Friday, 3 August 2007
Snippets from the week's news, sliced, diced and processed for your convenience.
1. Comedian Mike Reid was Roger Moore's stunt double in The Saint.
2. Office printers could be as harmful as cigarettes, emitting tiny particles of toner that can cause respiratory irritation to more chronic illnesses.
3. One joint of cannabis could be as harmful to the lungs as five cigarettes.
4. Being left-handed could be linked to genes.
5. Coffee could protect your skin.
6. Chris Langham used to write for the Muppet Show – and at one stage was the sole British writer.
7. One-hundred-and-forty-one people died from being struck by lightning in China in July.
8. Bottom-pinching is subject to a fixed-penalty fine.
9. Amstrad is an acronym of Alan Michael Sugar Trading.
10. Basking sharks have no teeth.
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