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Apparently a person would sleep 220,000 hours in his lifetime. That is an equivalent of 25 years of being asleep.
by Published on 11th August 2010 12:49 PMCategories:
Did you know?
About £5Billion worth of diamonds a year come from African countries.
Did you also know that diamonds are formed over a period of billion or more years about 90 miles deep withiin the Earth's crust.
The diamond resurfaced by the might of volcanic eruptions, ergo diamonds can be found in lavas.
Source: Daily Express 11 Aug 2010by Published on 15th July 2010 01:30 PMCategories:
The demand for chilli in the UK has grown 600 per cent in sales. ...by Published on 13th July 2010 08:30 AMCategories:
Some good news at last!
In Britain, chances of surviving newly diagnosed breast, bowel, ovarian and some blood cancers are now twice likely to survive.
Cancer Research UK ...by Published on 10th July 2010 07:53 PMCategories:
Meerkats' family 'traditions' and other news snips
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10 things we didn't know last week
15:49 UK time, Friday, 9 July 2010
Snippets from the week's news, sliced, diced and processed for your convenience.
1. You can get inflatable TV screens.
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2. Meerkats have family "traditions" that are passed down through generations.
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3. Two year olds have woodwork lessons, using hammers and nails.
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4. A salary of £14,400 is the minimum a single person needs for an acceptable standard of living.
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5. The world's tallest tent is 150m (490ft) high.
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6. Lady Gaga has over 10m fans on Facebook.
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7. Hamburger-related injuries are on the rise in Taiwan.
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8. The common octopus is the most intelligent invertebrate.
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9. Liquid can stop bullets.
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10. The male squid's sexual organ is almost as long as its whole body.
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