10 things we didn't know last week
- 17 July 2015
1. There are four main personality types into which people can be categorised when drunk: "Mary Poppins", "Hemmingway", "Nutty Professor" and "Mr Hyde".
2. The most efficient way to pack your dishwasher is in a circle around the cutlery basket.
3. Minions are all male because their creator believed they were too stupid to be female.
4. The more time you spend on your smartphone, the more likely you are to be depressed.
5. Traditional House of Commons voting arrangements were ill-equipped to deal with the number of SNP MPs whose surnames begin with Mc.
6. British people are more likely to be gored at the Pamplona running of the bulls than any other nationality.
7. About 3,000 emails have been sent to trees in Melbourne over the last two years.
8. The Greek government owes London £1.3m in congestion zone fees and £1,880 in parking fines.
9. The world's oldest sperm is 50m years old.
10. Rudeness in offices is contagious.
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