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February 12, 2007

Here are some pieces so interesting I'm at a loss for further commentary:

• The Most Popular Myths in Science
• Smile:

  Researchers have shown women rate a man as more attractive after they've seen another woman smiling at him. By contrast, being a jealous bunch, male observers rate a man as less attractive after they've seen a woman smiling at him.

• A map of the US with each State labeled with a country of similar GDP.
• The EPA issued new guidelines for calculating fuel economy that are more realistic, "In general, average city mpg will drop by 12%, and highway will decline by 8%, the EPA says."
• Incroyable:

  Newly uncovered documents have shocked historians by revealing that in the 1950s, Britain and France discussed the possibility of uniting and Queen Elizabeth II becoming France's head of state.

  In September 1956, the French prime minister Guy Mollet, a former English teacher and wartime resistance fighter, came to London to discuss the possibility of a union with his British counterpart, Anthony Eden. According to an investigation by BBC Radio 4's Document programme, Eden turned down the idea but gave positive consideration to Mollet's next suggestion - that France should be allowed to join the Commonwealth.

Posted by Zach Wendling at February 12, 2007 09:55 AM

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