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Ten things we didn't know last week

This week we found the real age of the Maidstone mummy, and why a vet decided to follow in the footsteps of Forrest Gump.

Supermoon snapped by Michael McClaughlin in Herne Bay
Supermoon snapped by Michael McClaughlin in Herne Bay

1. We found out what makes a supermoon super.

Marks and Spencer in Canterbury
Marks and Spencer in Canterbury

2. That Marks and Spencer has not been having a good year so far.

Robert Pope mimicking Forrest Gump
Robert Pope mimicking Forrest Gump

3. We found out why a vet decided to follow in the footsteps on his favourite film character, Forrest Gump.

Ta-Kush the mummy at Maidstone Museum Picture: Martin Apps
Ta-Kush the mummy at Maidstone Museum Picture: Martin Apps

4. We found out how old the Maidstone Mummy really is.

Note: you're not actually allowed to ride bikes over the Dartford Crossing
Note: you're not actually allowed to ride bikes over the Dartford Crossing

5. It would be faster for rush hour commuters to get out of their cars and ride a bike into Essex according to new figures on congestion at the Dartford Crossing.

Danny Lucas is the founder of LitterGram
Danny Lucas is the founder of LitterGram

6. Sometimes the little guys win - even against giants like Facebook.

A suspected norovirus outbreak closed this Wetherspoon pub
A suspected norovirus outbreak closed this Wetherspoon pub

7. Swimming pools aren't the only places to have outbreaks of sickness, as this Wetherspoon pub discovered.

The lodges at Bewl Water will be built into the banks
The lodges at Bewl Water will be built into the banks

8. Ever wanted to stay in a Hobbit hole? Soon you might be able to do just that.

Janice Atkinson MEP
Janice Atkinson MEP

9. Kent's MEP, former Ukipper Janice Atkinson, is very concerned about 'snubbing' Donald Trump - so much so she's suggested Theresa May 'drops everything' to pay him a visit.

Millions of passengers travel by train every year
Millions of passengers travel by train every year

10. We found out how much train drivers earn. And why Southeastern is recruiting more.

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