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Codpieces a Cover for Syphilis? That's Improbable!

— A weekly report from our friends at Improbable Research.

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Was the codpiece just an unfortunate fashion statement or did it serve ?

What to you smells like boar taint -- the unpleasant odor and taste of tainted pork -- might not smell like boar taint to other people,

And in other olfactory news, 43% of French students to be a key aspect of their reading experience. Perhaps the other 57% thought the smell of a smartphone was important.

How to best immortalize a genius? with her ashes that will remain intact for thousands of years and "indicate the progress of civilized man."

How do you measure up on the BPS -- the ?

That's Improbable! is ľֱ's weekly roundup of clinically, um, relevant finds at , which awards the .