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10 things we didn't know last week Posted: 27 Feb 2009 07:26 AM PST Snippets from the week's news, sliced, diced and processed for your convenience. 1. Nicolas Sarkozy collects stamps. More details 2. Doodling aids memory. More details 3. Peanut allergies have trebled in the past decade. More details 4. Wendy Richard was in Up Pompeii. More details 5. The biggest underground machine in the world mines salt in Cheshire. More details 6. There are two types of intelligence. More details 7. About 1,000 people in the UK lose their voice box annually. More details 8. Hitler spared Blackpool because he wanted to use it as his personal playground. More details 9. Fleeces were part of the acid-house scene in the 1980s. More details 10. Rio has a Sambadrome. More details Seen 10 things? Send us a picture to use next week. Thanks to Stefan Kucharczyk for this week's picture of the sun reflecting on the water in Wolverhampton.

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