WEIRD IS THE WORLD: Shrinking brains more efficient

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Shrinking brains more efficient
HUMAN brains have shrunk over the past 30,000 years, puzzling scientists who argue it is not a sign we are growing dumber.
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Thousands Evacuated From Paris Homes as WWII Bomb Defused
An unexploded World War II bomb led to 6,000 people being evacuated from their homes in a Paris suburb Sunday.
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Police inspector in charge of 999 calls for anti-social behaviour is arrested... for anti-social behaviour
An internal police investigation has been launched after an anti-social behaviour police inspector in charge of emergency calls for central London has been arrested after she was caught drunk in the street.
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May Day holiday to move to October
UK - The May Day bank holiday could be scrapped and replaced with a new holiday
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Man 'punches crocodile', survives attack
It's been reported the man punched the crocodile in the head to ward off the attack.
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'Dating site' takes pictures and names of 250,000 unsuspecting Facebook users
Creators of a fake dating site have taken personal information from 250,000 Facebook profiles - and reproduced it without the knowledge of the members of the popular social networking site.
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35 zoo animals freeze to death in northern Mexico
Thirty-five animals at a zoo in the northern Mexico have frozen to death during the region's coldest weather in six decades
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As far as we are concerned, we have had enough of Lohan, but here's one more:
Lindsay Lohan to be charged in necklace theft
Lindsay Lohan will be charged with felony grand theft in the case of the missing $2,500 necklace.
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Secret Service agent shoots self in hip
A Secret Service agent assigned to protect Nancy Reagan is recovering after accidentally shooting himself in the hip.
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The haircut that was 'too extreme' for the classroom
A schoolboy's hairstyle has landed him in trouble at school after it was deemed 'too extreme' for the classroom.
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Flying donkey dies of a heart attack in animal sanctuary
She survived being strapped to a parachute and being taken on a terrifying paragliding flight.
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Recording of 1967 Super Bowl game found
Somehow, the game seen by 26.8 million people had, for all intents and purposes, vanished - that is until now.
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Police have 238 crashes in 18 months - without even leaving the station car park
UK -Accident-prone police drivers have been involved in hundreds of crashes - without even leaving their own car parks.
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Man accused of putting porn in TV broadcast
An Arizona man has been arrested on charges that he used a computer to interrupt a local telecast of the 2009 Super Bowl with a 37-second pornography clip.
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Superman producer Ilya Salkind attacked by kidnappers in Mexico
Several days after he was reported missing, Superman producer Ilya Salkind was being treated in a hospital in Mexico after being "brutally attacked," ...
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Royal Mint planning £1,000-coin weighing ONE KILO to mark Olympics
The Royal Mint is planning to produce a 22-carat gold coin weighing one kilo (2.2lb) to commemorate next year's London Olympics.
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Court bans man with low IQ from having sex
A man with a low IQ has been banned from having sex by a High Court judge who admitted the case raised questions about “civil liberties and personal autonomy”.
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Thinner women rewarded with a bigger salary, while men make more if they're fat
According to a study, women earn substantially more during their career if they manage to stay thin - but for men, a bigger belly leads to a bigger bank balance.
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Experts Warn of 'Death by GPS' as More People Visit Remote Wildernesses
Navigation aides are leading many astray -- with deadly results.
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Teen Suspended, Facing Criminal Charges for Shooting Plastic Spitballs
'... a Virginia teen suspended for the remainder of the school year for shooting plastic "spitwads" at students ...'
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