A mafia fugitive who successfully avoided the law for nearly two decades has been caught after being spotted on Google Street View. Gioacchino Gammino, 61, was tracked down to Galapagar in Spain after a picture showed a man resembling him chatting outside a fruit shop. The Sicilian was the boss of the Stidda mafia group, according to La Repubblica.
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Goldfish taught to drive a car
Scientists have found that goldfish can steer a small tank on wheels. Biomedical engineers and neuroscientists taught the fish to accelerate, turn and stop in the vehicle to reach a pink target. The “car” was controlled by the fish’s movements, which were tracked by a camera, a computer and light detection technology. The fish were awarded pellets for not making too many errors.