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New Exhibit Of Bust-Boosting Bra Dates Back To The 1800s

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Breast enhancer: The padded bra, which will be on display at the Science Museum on Wednesday, was designed and made in Europe in around 1880

Breast enhancer: The padded bra, which will be on display at the Science Museum on Wednesday, was designed and made in Europe in around 1880

The bra did not become commonplace until 1907, when it featured in Vogue. Until then, it would have been a luxury item only available to wealthier women, and made-to-measure.

Cup sizes as we know them, denoted by letter, were not introduced until the 1930s in the U.S.

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People In The US, Canada And Spain Have The Highest Cell Phone Bills

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It’s not the kind of thing you’ll probably want to brag about winning, of course, but, according to new research conducted by the OECD, people in the US, Canada and Spain come out on the top of the heap when it comes to high cellphone bills. The research was conducted by categorizing bills into three usage categories, with the mid-range being 780 minutes per year of voice calls, and 600 SMS per year. For that amount, people in the US of A pay about $635 (the highest rate), while runners-up Spain pay just over $500. The countries with the lowest phone bills include the Netherlands and Sweden, where that same usage runs about $130. Yes, that’s a huge discrepancy, alright, meaning that in the Netherlands you’d pay around $11 a month with that level of usage, while in the US the same amount will run around $53 a month. Then again, they don’t get to watch “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” in the Netherlands, do they?

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Does Viagra Give an Athlete an Edge?

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You can always spot the Viagra athletes because they like to show off

Athletes looking for a performance boost are increasingly turning to a little blue pill more usually taken for its off-the-field benefits: Viagra.

Some sports authorities say the drug is now finding a following among athletes. The World Anti-Doping Agency is currently studying Viagra’s effects in athletes but hasn’t yet banned it. Experts are divided over whether it actually offers athletes an edge.

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20% of Scientists Take Drugs to Boost Brain Power

20% of Scientists Take Drugs to Boost Brain Power

“Brain drugs” are common among scientists

Twenty percent of scientists admit to using performance-enhancing prescription drugs for non-medical reasons, according to a survey released Wednesday by Nature, Britain’s top science journal. The overwhelming majority of these med-taking brainiacs said they indulged in order to “improve concentration,” and 60 percent said they did so on a daily or weekly basis.

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