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Nice Guys Finish Last Bad boys are considered the coolest

By  NESITA KWAN

Updated 2:21 PM EDT, Mon, Dec 29, 2008

James Dean
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James Dean is still considered one of the coolest.

 

Don't blame the cool guys. Cool is in their genes.

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Michigan State University researchers gave about 200 male college students a chance to get to know each other.  Then the students ranked who they liked best in the group.  All the popular guys had a gene that scientists associate with rule-breaking behavior.

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