Elen Lewis, editor of The Marketing Society curates the edited highlights from the weekend's papers; from need to know facts about Ebola and nice to know info about African elephants.

NEED TO KNOW

Ebola has now claimed more than 1000 lives and infected over 1000 more across West Africa.

At the current birth rate, there will be no South Koreans by 2750.

Longhand notes are better for taking in conceptual information than inputting notes into laptop.

Tall men get married earlier but short men stay married longer.

If you fail your driving test three times in Switzerland, you have to visit a psychologist to explain why you failed it.

NICE TO KNOW

Lachschlaganfall is the condition in which a person falls unconscious due to excessive laughter.

Between 8.30 and 1.30 on the day of the university entrance exam, Uzbekistan shuts down the entire country’s internet.

More African elephants are being killed each month than are born.

1,187 earthquakes were recorded in Iceland last Thursday, almost one every minute.

Walking in formation makes people feel stronger and leads them to take different decisions.