100 things we didn’t know last year

The most interesting and unexpected facts can emerge from the daily news stories and the Magazine documents some of them in its weekly feature, 10 things we didn’t know last week. To kick off 2010, here’s an almanac of the best from the past year.

Read the full BBC article here but here are a few items:

  • The average number of friends is 150.
  • French babies cry with an accent.
  • There are 19 countries in the G20.
  • The crease under your buttocks is called the gluteal fold.
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