7 things I didn't know last month

1. My copy of Flex 3 beta 2 expired on the 31st Jan
2. Rats are basically incontinent
3. Geese can live for 25 years
4. Where waitrose was in Thame
5. Cows use their horns for cooling
6. How well poised we are to buy a house
7. A tortoise which wakes from hibernation early should be kept in a iceboxless fridge until spring