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Sexually Transmitted Allergic Reaction to Brazil Nuts [pdf]

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Sexually Transmitted Allergic Reaction to Brazil Nuts [pdf]

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Post by AndyBaker » Thu, Apr 17, 2014, 3:49 PM UTC

Sexually Transmitted Allergic Reaction to Brazil Nuts [pdf]
jiaci.org

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Post by bsimpson » Thu, Apr 17, 2014, 4:41 PM UTC

Is this /r/wtf?

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#3

Post by Buge » Thu, Apr 17, 2014, 4:48 PM UTC

bsimpson wrote: post #2

Is this /r/wtf?

It doesn't seem that shocking to me. It seems fairly logical.

And I've never seen a study posted to /r/wtf.

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Post by forgottenpass » Thu, Apr 17, 2014, 4:50 PM UTC

For those jumping straight to the comments: It's an allergic reaction to semen of a nut eater, not Sexually Transmitted Allergies.

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Post by ronaldx » Thu, Apr 17, 2014, 4:50 PM UTC

Title (of the article) likely to be misleading:

The allergic reaction is not itself sexually transmitted. The brazil nut allergen is sexually transmitted (via semen) causing an allergic reaction in someone known to be allergic

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Post by anbu32 » Thu, Apr 17, 2014, 4:51 PM UTC

This was covered on qi: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4Ktn7YXoJQ

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Post by nkozyra » Thu, Apr 17, 2014, 5:00 PM UTC

Like we really needed any new reasons to eradicate the brazil nut from this earth.

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