100 things we didn't know this time last year
13. Smoking killed nearly one million people worldwide in 2000, according to the World Health Organisation.
89. ...more than 1.2 million people die in traffic accidents worldwide each year.
The first was Bridget Driscoll, knocked down by a car travelling at 12mph in London on 17 August 1896. The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death, and warned: "This must never happen again."
