10 things we didn't know before the 41st week of 2009

1. Earth's warmest year was 1998
2. Morecambe and Wise nearly split up, before they had even got on television.
3. Sailors in Tudor times had man bags.
4. Some spiders are vegetarian.
5. Each person has 1.5kg of probiotic bacteria in their digestive system, on average.
6. The placebo effect is real.
7. Boyzone sold more singles than Take That in the 1990s.
8. Culled rabbits are used to heat homes in Sweden.
9. William Pitt's dying words were about House of Commons catering.
10. Jeremy Clarkson's father was friends with the Monty Python team.

 (Borrowed from the BBC)