Smaller Penises Mean Bigger Economies, Study Says

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First Posted: 07/19/11 05:04 PM ET Updated: 09/18/11 06:12 AM ET

The Atlantic:

In a study published today, the University of Helsinki's Tatu Westling points out a surprising strong correlation between a country's GDP growth rate and average penile length. [...] Countries that averaged smaller penis sizes grew at a faster rate than their larger counterparts between 1960 and 1985. Every centimeter increase in penis size accounted for a 5 to 7 percent reduction in economic growth.

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In a study published today, the University of Helsinki's Tatu Westling points out a surprising strong correlation between a country's GDP growth rate and average penile length. [...] Countries that av...
In a study published today, the University of Helsinki's Tatu Westling points out a surprising strong correlation between a country's GDP growth rate and average penile length. [...] Countries that av...
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09:43 AM on 07/22/2011
Speechless on this one.
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07:55 AM on 07/20/2011
Wow, the graph on that page is like a shotgun blast with a line through it. This is a huge leap of faith, and correlation =/= causation.
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Altario
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04:24 AM on 07/20/2011
I feel short changed. I should have more money than I do, I think.
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08:33 PM on 07/19/2011
I guess that 400+ years of free labor by Africans does not count.
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bbertaud
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06:03 PM on 07/19/2011
China has a lot of explaining to do...
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arkymorgan
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05:29 PM on 07/19/2011
Why I am so tempted to link this study with the Murdoch scandal unfolding in Britain?
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LeafFan4ever
05:24 PM on 07/19/2011
yeah well how come i am poor ffs lmao darn lairs!