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Here's a fascinating look at the history of the condom.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Snapshot history of America]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/112767/1/</link><description><![CDATA[350 photos, all taken by amateur photographers, tell the story of America from the 1890s through the early 1970s, literally beginning inside a surry with the fringe on top and ending on the Moon.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[First time in History]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/138738/1/</link><description><![CDATA[The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has predicted snow for all 50 states. It would be the first time in history, if it happens. 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No survey of cocaine use was included.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Push to achieve tied to suicide in Asian-American women]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/20531/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Asian-American women ages 15-24 have the highest suicide rate of women in any race or ethnic group in that age group. Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for Asian-American women in that age range.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 6 Most Insane Moral Panics in American History]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/weird/l/94258/1/</link><description><![CDATA[What's wrong with kids these days? Not enough, apparently, since grown-ups seem to feel the need to just make s**t up. 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