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10 things we didn't know last week

15:39 UK time, Friday, 17 February 2012

Snippets from the week's news, sliced, diced and processed for your convenience.

1 Certain tattoos are illegal in Honduras.
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2. The singing of a number of notes over one syllable, as popularised by Whitney Houston, is called a melisma.
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3. Goats have accents.
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4. There are 364 different ways to mis-spell the name of the Welsh village Betws-y-Coed.
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5. Sloth meat tastes tough, gamey and a bit like pork.

6. A chameleon can fit on the head of a match.
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7. The world's hottest chilli pepper can burn its way through gloves.

8. Richard Dawkins invokes God when flustered.

9. A snowdrop bulb can sell for £725.

10. Birds are less monogamous when the climate is changeable.

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