10 things we didn't know before the 44th week of 2008

1. There's a town in Uruguay called Fray Bentos.
2. The final day - or half-day - of World War I produced about 11,000 casualties.
3. Ian Fleming's wife administered a rap over the knuckles with a spoon to a reviewer who didn't like Dr No.
4. About 90% of pumpkins grown worldwide are not eaten - instead they are carved for Halloween and the innards discarded.
5. Men like women in red. And not just red clothing - even those in photos with a red frame are rated as more attractive than any other colour.
6. The word "euthanasia means easeful death.
7. George Osborne wore plus fours at university.
8. There are about 200 earthquakes a year in Britain.
9. The United Arab Emirates, along with the US, has the largest ecological footprint per person.
10. "Charlie's dead" means that someone's slip is showing.

(Borrowed from the BBC)