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seconds for subjects to start peeing. With someone one urinal away, 6.2 seconds. With someone right there: 8.4.
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Scientists in England built the world’s smallest snowman—smaller than the width of a human hair .
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STUPID FLIES LIVE LONGER
    Says who: Tadeusz Kawecki, Joep Burger, University of Lausanne, Switzerland, 2008
    The study: One group of fruit flies was left alone; the other group was given tasks, and the flies who showed the most intelligence were bred to each other to produce more “smart” flies. After generations, the flies in the “stupid” colony lived an average of 80 to 85 days, but the “smart” flies lived for only 50 to 60 days. Why? Because, the study concluded, a more active brain requires more fuel…and therefore burns out its body’s reserves faster (at least if you’re a fruit fly).

UGLY DEFENDANTS GET CONVICTED MORE
    Says who: Sandie Taylor, Bath Spa University, England, 2007
    The study: Ninety-six volunteers were asked to read a transcript of a mugging case. Half were shown a photograph of an attractive suspect, the other half a picture of a not-so-attractive suspect. Both groups were asked to render a verdict. The good-looking subject was let off far more often than the less attractive suspect.
    JAMES BOND DOESN’T PREFER BLONDES
Says who: Kimberly Neuendorf, Cleveland State University, 2009
    The study: For a 2009 article in the journal Sex Roles , Neuendorf and her team analyzed the physical traits of 195 female characters from the first 20 James Bond films. Of the 97 women he was “intimate” with, only 27 percent were blonde and 15 percent were redheads. It turns out 007 prefers brunettes—59 percent of “Bond girls” had black or brown hair.
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Smallest Texas state park: The .006-acre zone around the grave of Davy Crockett’s second wife .
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CANADIAN GANGLAND

    Canada: the land of big lakes, lots of snow, friendly people—and a whole bunch of dangerous, violent gangs .
    B ACKGROUND
Most people don’t think of Canada as a place where violent gangs roam the streets, but in the past two decades, the number of gangs in the country has grown exponentially. Today there are today literally thousands of them, and their turf wars and drive-by shootings make the headlines more and more often. Here’s a rundown of some of the most notorious—and dangerous—of them all.
    Gang: Indian Posse (IP)
    Base: Winnipeg, Manitoba
    History: Indian Posse, believed to be the first “aboriginal gang” (or “First Nations” gang), was founded by a handful of disaffected teenagers in Winnipeg around 1990. IP quickly grew from a petty-theft operation into a criminal powerhouse specializing in drug trafficking, robbery, and prostitution on reservations, in cities, and inside prisons. Today it’s the largest of the many existing aboriginal gangs, with hundreds of full-fledged members and many more “associates” who can be identified by their red bandannas and “IP” tattoos. IP members are believed to be responsible for hundreds of violent crimes, including many murders, mostly of rival gang members in drug wars. Co-founder Richard Wolfe was sentenced to 19 years in prison for armed robbery and attempted murder in 1996, and still maintains a leadership position from his cell.
    Gang: The Galloway Boys, or G-Way
    Base: Scarborough, a section of Toronto, Ontario
    History: In 2000 this small but deadly gang was founded by a youth named Tyshan Riley, who, at the age of 18, became one of Scarborough’s leading gangsters. In 2002 a high-ranking G-Way associate was shot to death by members of their main rivals, the Malvern Crew, from Toronto’s nearby Malvern district. That led to a gang war that saw dozens of drive-by shootings and several murders. In 2004, after a two-year undercover police investigation, Riley and 16 other G-Way members were arrested. Riley alone was charged with 39 offenses, including three murders and five attempted murders. He and two other members were