10 things we learned in January

Elen Lewis, The Marketing Society’s editor, on 10 things she learned in January - from outrunning a T-Rex to Donald Trump's playlist.

1. Before Hillary Clinton, there was Shirley Chisholm who ran for presidency in 1972. She said: "If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair."
2. You’ll spend three and a half days of our life are spent untangling headphones.
3. You could probably outrun a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
4. Music played in the 50 minutes before Donald Trump rallies must come from a set list assembled by the candidate himself that includes Tiny Dancer by Elton John and songs from Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals.
5. Some 76% of lines in Disney's Pocahontas are spoken by men, as are 77% in Mulan and 68% in The Little Mermaid.
6. You veer to the left when you're anxious.
7. Google paid Apple $1bn in 2014 to keep its search bar on iPhones.
8. Czechoslovakian priests smuggled Concorde plans to the Soviets inside toothpaste tubes.
9. People are 4 times as likely to order dessert if their waiter is overweight.
10. Most British people apologise at least eight times a day.

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