Q.Who was given 179 mirrors for his birthday last week ?
A.Simon Cowell was given 179 mirrors for his 50th birthday last week. They were given as a joke referencing his vanity, and will be auctioned for charity.
A.Piers Morgan was sacked as editor of the Daily Mirror for publishing fake photos of British soldiers abusing Iraqis. He was made editor in 1995, aged 30.
Q.How are mirrors made?
A.Mirrors are made by coating polished glass with silver or aluminium. A very thin layer of tin goes on first, so that the silver bonds with glass.
Q.What's a fear of mirrors?
A.Eisoptrophobia is a fear of mirrors. Other interesting phobias include pteronophobia (being tickled by feathers), and aibohphobia (palindromes).