So far it's been discovered that stupidity and ignorance leads to longer life for fruit flies. The first thing I thought of, naturally, is...
Didn't God say from the beginning not to eat from that tree or else death will follow?
The scientists have postulated that the educated flies use more energy therefore running out more quickly. Is anyone else picturing a class full of bored, drowsy, sliding-out-of-their-chairs kids at school? LOL!
This was just too good to pass up!