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7 things I did not know last week

Mediawatch-UK (organisation that monitors broadcasts for violence, sex and bad language) is the current (since 2001) name of Mary Whitehouse's National Viewers' and Listeners' Association.
One-fifth of Americans have never used email.
Border agents in the US can search your laptop or any other electronic device when you enter the country. UK customs agents search laptops too.
Chaka Khan has a sister named Taka Boom (real names: Yvette and Yvonne Stevens).
Oxytocin (the 'hormone of love' and trust) is destroyed in the stomach and must therefore be injected or inhaled.
Kelly Watch the Stars (1998 track by French duo Air) is inspired by Jaclyn Smith's character Kelly Garrett in 70s TV series Charlie's Angels.
In 2006 the UK environment minister urged shoppers to leave excess wrapping and packaging at the tills. Can anyone explain to me why most cucumbers are shrink-wrapped?

Posted by Luca in 7 things on Saturday 31 May 2008. Comments Off

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