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The Daily Squeeze: Online Shopping, Sticky Hair, And Rat Research

Catherine StrawnMarch 18, 2008 //
  • Men spend more money shopping online than women and are less likely to return items. Supposedly, men need to do things quickly because they value their time more. Or women just enjoy shopping and men see it as something that needs to get done before they can play Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
    [WSJ via Chicago Tribune]

  • A 21-year-old woman has filed a $200,000 lawsuit against American Airlines, saying they failed to protect her after a male passenger moved to a seat next to hers and reportedly masturbated beside her. The woman awoke on the flight with “a substantial amount of an extremely sticky substance in her hair.” [AHN]
  • Low sperm count and some other issues associated with male fertility might be determined in the womb. In a study of rats, researchers at the University of Edinburgh found that the levels of male hormones in a mother’s womb may determine the future reproductive health of her offspring. [BBC]

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    The Daily Squeeze: Office Romance, Kelly Osbourne’s Dating Don’t, And An Online Lingerie Store

    Catherine StrawnFebruary 5, 2008 //
  • An Italian survey found that people involved in an office romance were happier, more energetic, and more productive, so in the name efficiency at work, ask your IT guy out to drinks. [The Sun (U.K.)]
  • Kelly Osbourne might be single, but she won’t be finding her next boyfriend on the Internet. “I’d never go on one of those online dating sites…,” she said. “The Internet was created for knowledge and now it’s perverted.” Does that mean she doesn’t use e-mail? [Digital Spy]
  • Guys who are sheepish about entering lingerie stores can go online and view various ensembles on actual models. While this seems like it could be good idea, the models are too small—the largest looks to be a size 6 and doesn’t have a speck of cellulite on her butt (which is visible when have her “try on” a thong). [KnickerPicker via The Sun (U.K.)]

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