a list BBC compiled in 2007 +

26. Harvesting rhubarb in candlelight helps preserve its flavour.
52. There are 17 surviving versions of the Magna Carta - or 17 Magnae Cartae.
57. Sleeping on the job is tolerated in Japanese work culture, as long as you remain upright and obey certain other rules. It's called inemuri.
62. Until the late 1990s, the RAF's nuclear bombs could be activated using a bicycle lock key.
67. The brain can turn down its ability to see in order to listen to complex sounds like music.
70. IP addresses will run out in 2010.
84. On average a UK commuter travels the equivalent of two-and-a-half times around the globe over a full working career.
93. Dinosaurs had creches.

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* Something with a hole in it - A window
* Something associated with pigs - The police
* A domestic animal - Leopard
* [To a contestant who was a SOUP salesman] :  A food that can be easily eaten without chewing - Chips
* A number you have to memorize - Seven
* Something a blind man might use - A sword
* Something you do in the bathroom - Decorate
* A famous Royal - Mail
* A method of securing your home - Put the kettle on
* Something that flies that doesn't have an engine - A bicycle with wings

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