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Hey Fellas: Let Me See That Trowel Roll!

Emily Farris — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:37:00 GMT

Doctors in the UK would like you to know that gardening as little as 30 minutes a week can dramatically improve a man's performance in bed—but not because it teaches you to use your hands or cultivate your materials.

It's exercise. Of course, you could also get off your ass and take a hike or ride a bike or any other moderate activity, but gardening is the activity du jour.

As little as 30 minutes a week tending the garden or allotment can dramatically improve men's performance in bed, according to the experts in the field.

Digging, weeding or mowing the lawn for half an hour reduced men's risk of failing to live up to expectations in bed by more than a third, the survey found.

The same study showed other forms of moderate exercise, such as dancing and cycling, could have similar benefits.

Men who spend even more time in the vegetable patch can more than halve their risk of impotence, researchers at the Medical University of Vienna found in their study.

"Erectile function can be maintained even by low, regular physical activity," concludes the report. "Energy expenditure of as little as 1,000 calories a week reduces the risk. Doctors should use these findings to encourage their patients to do more physical training and adopt a healthier lifestyle."

[Telegraph: Gardening boosts men's sex lives, claims study]

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Study: Men's Hands Cleaner Than Women's

Emily Farris — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:13:00 GMT

I was recently having dinner with a friend and looked down at his forearm, only to find a light-colored streak running up, or down, his skin. I looked at him, looked at his arm, looked at him, and then we laughed for about thirty minutes. He was embarrassed; I was glad we decided not to share French fries.

Not that I really needed to worry—he had washed his hands, he just missed his arm. And according to a new study, women actually carry far more varities of bacteria on their hands then men.

But why?

"Noah Fierer, lead researcher and assistant professor in Colorado’s department of ecology and evolutionary biology, suggested the reason may have to do with the acidity of the skin. Rob Knight, biochemist and co-author said men generally have more acidic skin than women.

"Other possibilities for the variation are gender difference in sweat and oil gland production, frequency of moisturizer and cosmetic application, hormone production and skin thickness.

"Women may also have more bacteria living under their skin, which cannot be removed by standard hand washing."

Yum.

[Tahlequah Daily Press: Study: 'Fairer' sex has dirtier hands!]

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What's Wrong With This Picture... Of Her Hand?

Brian Fairbanks — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:11:00 GMT

When we ask you what's wrong with this picture of Sarah Palin's hand, we're not talking about the right one...

Check out her left hand in the below, after the jump photo. Does this mean something or do you think it, uh, got dropped somewhere along the way by accident?

She's not wearing her wedding ring. And according to one unconfirmed blog post (even we won't give that any credence), this isn't the first time in recent days she's been photographed without it. If she and Todd are breaking up, why would they do it now and why would they make it so obvious?

There's got to be another explanation, no? (Besides the perennial internet favorite: "it's a fake!") If not and Todd has had enough of her alleged cheating, say goodbye to a Palin Vice-Presidency...

Via 700WLW.

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