10 things we didn't know before the 47th week of 2008

1. The Queen wore flares.
2. The Mary Rose might have been sunk by a French cannon.
3. Parents pushing children in away-facing buggies talk to them less, and their offspring appear to be more stressed.
4. Business Secretary Peter Mandelson is a practised and "flamboyant" dancer.
5. There was rumoured to be a 14-minute-long Beatles track called Carnival of Life, although many fans thought its existence was a myth.
6. They were wrong - it exists.
7. On the Buses star Reg Varney opened the UK's first cash dispenser.
8. Britain's not in record debt - if you account for inflation and economic growth.
9. Some Albanians settle family feuds through an ancient code called "Kanun" which allows revenge to be exacted on any male adult member of a family, but precludes entry to that person's property.
10. Camel urine is sought after for its medicinal effects in India's Bihar state, and sells for £1.34 a litre.

(Borrowed from the BBC)