10 things we didn't know last week

Date:

9/9/2016

Time:

08:03:35

Author:

s snippets

Source:

BBC News

Content:

1. Giraffes are four species, not one. Find out more 2. To be served quickest at the supermarket checkout, you should follow the shopper with the full trolley, not the line of people with a few things in their baskets. Find out more (New York Times) 3. More than 200 UK drivers are at least 100 years old. Find out more (Financial Times) 4. Just before competing in one of the finals at the 2016 Olympics, Mo Farah unsuccessfully tried to update his fantasy football team. Find out more 5. Being sarcastic about the regime of Kim Jong-un is illegal in North Korea. Find out more (Evening Standard) 6. Women who eat full-fat yogurt regularly are less likely to be depressed. Find out more (New York Magazine) 7. Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley carries a wad of £50 notes around with him. Find out more (i News) 8. Listeners find violent lyrics more threatening if they are rapped rather than sung to a country and western tune. Find out more (Pacific Standard) 9. The worlds loneliest snail lives in Hawaii. Find out more (New Scientist) 10. Public masturbation is legal in Italy so long as there are no children present. Find out more (CNN) Seen a thing? Tell the Magazine on Twitter using the hashtag #thingididntknowlastweek Follow @BBCNewsMagazine on Twitter and on Facebook

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http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-37317057

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