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The Daily Squeeze: Shark Fin Soup, A Burning Man, And Premature Ejaculation

Catherine StrawnMay 15, 2008
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  • Shark fin consumption in Singapore more than doubled from 2006 to 2007, largely driven by an increase in wedding celebrations. Shark fin soup is popular at Chinese wedding banquets, where it’s seen as a status symbol. “Shark’s fin is a must at a wedding,” one housewife said. “It is like a birthday cake.” [Sydney Morning Herald]

  • A Florida man was so pissed his girlfriend refused to have sex with him that he set himself on fire, burning over three-fourths of his body. [AHN]
  • The International Society for Sexual Medicine finally created an evidence-based definition of premature ejaculation: “a male sexual dysfunction characterized by ejaculation which always or nearly always occurs prior to or within about one minute of vaginal penetration; and, inability to delay ejaculation on all or nearly all vaginal penetrations; and, negative personal consequences, such as distress, bother, frustration and/or the avoidance of sexual intimacy.” [EurekAlert!]
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