Funny old world: The week's offbeat news
For 30 years Brazilian scientists have been trying to crack the mystery of why men bitten by banana spiders are left with priapism -- persistent if painful erections.
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A picture of a banana spider in a container where it is kept at FUNED during the research to develop a medicine to treat erectile dysfunction using the spider venom. (AFP)
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From England going to the dogs to why a spider has become men's best friend... Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world.