25 July 2014
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2. Only 10% of DNA is doing something important.
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3. Dogs get jealous.
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4. It's possible to charge a Nokia Lumia 930 using 800 apples and potatoes connected with copper wire and nails.
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5. People are more likely to spend money when they feel nostalgic.
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6. Some 96% of adults engage in an internal dialogue.
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7. It's against the law in England and Wales to swallow and regurgitate goldfish, even if they survive, but it may be legal to do the same with an octopus.
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8. Electric guitarists use the same patterns of sound as the human voice.
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9. Banded mongooses try less hard at motherhood after bringing up their first-born.
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10. All dinosaurs were either covered with feathers or had the potential to grow them.
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10 things we didn't know last week
1. Moose spit has anti-fungal properties.
Find out more (CBC)2. Only 10% of DNA is doing something important.
Find out more (The Guardian)
3. Dogs get jealous.
Find out more
4. It's possible to charge a Nokia Lumia 930 using 800 apples and potatoes connected with copper wire and nails.
Find out more (Daily Telegraph)
5. People are more likely to spend money when they feel nostalgic.
Find out more
6. Some 96% of adults engage in an internal dialogue.
Find out more (Forbes)
7. It's against the law in England and Wales to swallow and regurgitate goldfish, even if they survive, but it may be legal to do the same with an octopus.
Find out more
8. Electric guitarists use the same patterns of sound as the human voice.
Find out more (The Times)
9. Banded mongooses try less hard at motherhood after bringing up their first-born.
Find out more (Smithsonian)
10. All dinosaurs were either covered with feathers or had the potential to grow them.
Find out more
Seen a thing? Tell the Magazine on Twitter using the hashtag #thingIdidntknowlastweek
Follow @BBCNewsMagazine on Twitter and on Facebook
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