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10 Things

• 10 things we didn't know last week
  Snippets from the week's news, sliced, diced and processed for your convenience. 1. The Queen wore flares. More details 2. The Mary Rose might have been sunk by a French cannon. More details 3. Parents pushing children in away-facing buggies talk to them less, and their offspring appear to be more stressed. More details 4. Business Secretary Peter Mandelson is a practised and "flamboyant" dancer. More details (the Guardian) 5. There was rumoured to be a 14-minute-long Beatles track called Carnival of Life, although many fans thought its existence was a myth. More details 6. They were wrong - it exists. Ibid 7. On the Buses star Reg Varney opened the UK's first cash dispenser. More details 8. Britain's not in record debt - if you account for inflation and economic growth. More details 9. Some Albanians settle family feuds through an ancient code called "Kanun" which allows revenge to be exacted on any male adult member of a family, but precludes entry to that person's property. More details 10. Camel urine is sought after for its medicinal effects in India's Bihar state, and sells for £1.34 a litre.. More details Seen 10 things? Send us a picture to use next week. Thanks to Gary Cheary for this week's picture of 10 flamingoes, taken in Jader-parken in northern Germany.