[Alex]
From the BBC comes a list of stories and snippets of knowledge that may have escaped you this year. I had not, for instance, been aware that:
When filming summer scenes in winter, actors suck on ice cubes just before the camera rolls – it cools their mouths so their breath doesn’t condense in the cold air.
Like humans, cows have regional accents
There is one fatality on Mt Everest for every ten successful ascents.
And, most usefully, a polar bear would beat a lion in a fight
The Dish 