7 things I didn't know last month

1. Spreading sugar on your lawn suppresses weed growth
2. You can't castle in chess if your king passes through check en route
3. Spraying soapy water on plants prevents greenfly from landing on them
4. There is an annual bike festival held just on the outside of our village
5. The word restaurant comes from the name of a broth that was served during the French revolution
6. Cutting off the heads of dead flowers causes new ones to grow in their place
7. The croissant is in fact an Austrian pastry