- The Queen wore flares.
- The Mary Rose might have been sunk by a French cannon.
- Parents pushing children in away-facing buggies talk to them less, and their offspring appear to be more stressed.
- Business Secretary Peter Mandelson is a practised and "flamboyant" dancer.
- There was rumoured to be a 14-minute-long Beatles track called Carnival of Life, although many fans thought its existence was a myth.
- They were wrong - it exists.
- On the Buses star Reg Varney opened the UK's first cash dispenser.
- Britain's not in record debt - if you account for inflation and economic growth.
- 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.
- 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)