I put my red genes on

Neanderthals 'were flame-haired', says the BBC. A DNA study on Neanderthal remains has found "a variant of MC1R in Neanderthals which is not present in modern humans, but which causes an effect on the hair similar to that seen in modern redheads."

Well, of course they were, you fools, cries anyone who has read The New World Order.

Whose author reluctantly admits to basing it as a bit of fun on an off-the-cuff speculation in New Scientist getting on for ten years ago.

But for the sake of argument, let's just say you read it here first.