10 things we didn't know before the 28th week of 2009

1. A new element cannot be named after a living person.
2. Plants that smell of almonds or marzipan are more likely to be poisonous.
3. The UK's median gross annual salary is £20,801.
4. The best Italian saffron is made from crocus flowers picked at dawn.
5. The world's longest bench is 613 metres.
6. Testicular cancer only accounts for 1-2% of male cancers.
7. Brahms liked his audience to clap in between movements.
8. Zoos in China use female dogs as surrogate mothers for baby tigers, lions and bear cubs.
9. ome lizards are so light they fall to the ground like a feather.
10. Buzz Aldrin received Holy Communion on the moon.

(Borrowed from the BBC)