10 Things you did not know last week


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1. The fathers of Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the USA; Rutherford B Hayes, 19th President of the USA; and Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the USA, all died before their sons were born. QI

2. One in 10 of the world's adults are obese; men in the UK have the sixth highest BMI in Europe while UK women have the ninth highest BMI in Europe. The Lancet

3. The first 31 minutes of every worker's day is spent gossiping, drinking coffee, debating last night's television and reading the paper, rather than actually turning on his or her computer and doing anything constructive. Telegraph

4. The last five blocks of Internet addresses, containing 16 million addresses each, have been handed over to the regional bodies for distribution and are expected to be completely depleted by September 2011. BBC

5. The numbers of men having breast reduction surgery increased by 28% last year; the operation is now the second most popular cosmetic operation for men after nose alterations. Guardian

6. A new goals scoring record was set on Saturday in the Premier League when 38 goals were scored in seven games; the previous best stood at 37 in a single day; the record for the most penalties converted in one afternoon also fell as a total of seven were scored. Sky

7. The average age at which men and women retire has increased in recent years; the average age at which men stopped working and retired rose from 63.8 years in 2004 to 64.5 in 2009; the average age for women rose from 61.2 to 62 years. Mail

8. The Home Office launched an online ‘crime map’ that shows people in England and Wales how many crimes and incidents of antisocial behaviour have been reported in their neighbourhoods each month. Times

9. China is likely to get old before it gets rich as she number of 4-2-1 families – four grandparents, two parents and one child – sours; by mid-century, up to 40% of the population will be over 65. Telegraph

10. America’s three greatest superheroes are now played by Brits with the announcement that Henry Cavill will play the title role in the next Superman film; Christian Bale is currently filming his third Bateman movie, while Andrew Garfield has taken over as Spider-Man. ITV

 


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