10 things we didn't know last week
17:55 UK time, Friday, 14 December 2007
Snippets from the week's news, sliced, diced and processed for your convenience.
1. Renowned atheist Professor Richard Dawkins likes singing Christmas carols.
2. The White House grounds are a National Park.
3. The Australian town of Eucla has its own time zone.
4. Pentonville prison, when built in 1842, had toilets in all the cells. They were later taken out.
5. Church of England vicars don't have to wear a collar if there's a "justifiable cause".
6. Ike Turner made what's widely considered to be the first rock 'n' roll record - Rocket 88 - in 1951.
7. Iago in Othello is the third longest part in all of Shakespeare's plays.
8. The strength of wine has increased from 11.5% alcohol by volume (ABV) to 13.5% ABV in recent years.
9. Police were banned from striking in 1919, after walk-outs that year by officers in London and Liverpool.
10. Anyone convicted of a criminal offence is bound to pay a £15 "victims' surcharge".
Seen 10 things? . Thanks to Robert Lee for this week's picture of 10 Japanese Maple leaves.
The 
