10 things we didn't know before the 7th week of 2008

1. A white stag lives in the Highlands.
2. Brain tumours can be diagnosed by a handshake.
3. Ian Fleming's contract with the Sunday Times allowed him to spend winter in Jamaica.
4. Kosovo's dialling code is the same as Monaco's.
5. A fire at a landfill site in Guernsey has been smouldering for three years.
6. Staffordshire bull terriers are one of only two breeds that the Kennel Club recommends as suitable with children, the other being a Chesapeake Bay retriever.
7. 99% of beekeepers are hobbyists.
8. The Billy Bunter author, Charles Hamilton, is the world's most prolific, according to the Guinness Book of Records.
9. The UK spends more on cosmetic surgery than Germany, France and Italy put together.
10. Giving birth to a boy may increase the likelihood of severe postnatal depression.

(Source: BBC)