10 things we didn't know last week
17:47 UK time, Friday, 1 April 2011
1. When Prince Albert - the future George VI of The King's Speech fame - wanted to marry Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (aka the Queen Mum), she only said yes on his third proposal.
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2. Their wedding breakfast comprised of dishes named in their honour - a royal tradition continued into the 1980s.
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3. The average person only uses 20,000 words, with another 40,000 in reserve.
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4. One in six people live in India.
5. Dark birds are healthier.
6. Sleep affects weight.
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7. The first Eddie Stobart truck was called Twiggy.
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8. The T. rex had a cousin.
9. More than 100,000 Americans lied about their age in the 1970 census.
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10. The numbers attending huge street protests are estimated using the size of the streets involved.
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