Ten things we didn’t know last week (as on 14/7/07)



1. Mammoth hair sells for $50 an inch on the black market.





2. A sense of humour diminishes with age.

3. Gordon Brown once locked himself into a toilet and had to be freed by Tony Blair.

4. Osama Bin Laden has a son called Laden.

5. Alastair Campbell and Peter Mandelson nearly came to blows and had to be separated by Tony Blair.

6. Joggers who listen to MP3 players could be at risk from lightning strikes.











7. Free CDs make up more than 10% of the total produced in the UK.

8. Celebrities sometimes pretend to have stalkers in order to get publicity.

9. By 2022, cars will emit less CO2 per passenger kilometre than some diesel trains.

10. The total paid in vo***tary income to UK charities last year was £8.9bn - the same amount as was paid out in City bonuses in that year.







source : BBC