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    100 things we didn't know last year

    Kitkat
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    Post by Kitkat Sun 01 Jan 2012, 11:00

    100 things we didn't know last year

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2011/12/100_things_we_didnt_know_last_6.shtml


    Some examples I've picked out:
    (You can read the actual related article to each one inside the link)


    13. Incan brides had to peel a potato to prove they would be a good wife.

    17. People with full bladders make better decisions. (!)

    23. YouTube's first video was called "Me at the zoo".

    26. The word "loo" dates from medieval times, thought to have derived from the warning shout of "gardez l'eau!" given by those tipping chamber pots out the window. (my favourite!)

    30. Swearing relieves pain. (So that's why the painkillers are not working - I don't swear enough)

    41. Heart disease is less common among religious people.

    71. Australians have a third choice when describing their gender on passport applications.

    73. MI5 used to have special kettles kept solely for steaming open envelopes.
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    Umberto Cocopop
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    Post by Umberto Cocopop Sun 01 Jan 2012, 15:40

    KitKat wrote:17. People with full bladders make better decisions. (!)
    I'd have thought they'd make quicker decisions. 100 things we didn't know last year Grin
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    Post by Kitkat Sun 01 Jan 2012, 22:52

    Umberto Cocopop wrote:
    KitKat wrote:17. People with full bladders make better decisions. (!)
    I'd have thought they'd make quicker decisions. 100 things we didn't know last year Grin

    Yeah ... like "Gardez l'eau! Vite! Vite!" Laughing

    as in ...
    26. The word "loo" dates from medieval times, thought to have derived
    from the warning shout of "gardez l'eau!" given by those tipping chamber
    pots out the window.
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