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 2008, here are some of the best of last year.
2. Saddam Hussein’s codename while in US custody in 2004/5 was “Victor”.
8. Newcastle is the noisiest place in England.







