10 things we didn't know before the 12th week of 2008

1. An obituary for Captain Birdseye appeared in the Times in 1971.
2. Arthur C Clarke wrote story-lines for the comic-book hero, Dan Dare.
3. The Easter Act 1928 fixes the date for Easter but the law has not been implemented.
4. The average child's clothing costs are £600 a year.
5. Lhamo Thondup was renamed Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso when he became the Dalai Lama aged 15.
6. Sleepwalking is linked to sleep deprivation.
7. The CND sign is based on semaphore for N(uclear) and D(isarmament) but it also signifies human despair.
8. Having alcohol in glass containers in football grounds in Scotland is illegal.
9. Men eat more Brussel sprouts and broccoli than women.
10. The most frequently used term of abuse in schools is "gay".

(Source: BBC)