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Plasma Sperm Are Huge in Japan

By Matt Buchanan Published March 26, 2008, 9:30 pm ET

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No, it’s not just a microscope. It’s a man barometer. And real men? They have plasma sperm. Lots of them. Besides, have you ever seen your own sperm swimming? Please don’t tell me, that’s just what it asks on the box. No really, Chen, I don’t wanna know. [Tokyo Times]

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