by Diana Filer
1. The earth’s core is made almost entirely of metal: Iron makes up about 85% of it, while nickel makes up 10%.
2. Kith means ‘friends and neighbours’, as in kith and kin.
3. Sanae Takaichi is the first woman Prime Minister of Japan.
4. Canada has the most non-American players – 43 – in the NBA this season, followed by France with 19.
5. A crossing square is the nexus square of words up and down in a crossword. Also intersection.
