BBC headline: "China to auction Olympics condoms".
So....who else assumed we were talking here about used condoms? A chance for some genetic boosting; top price for Usain Bolt....
But no:
When the Olympics hosted by Beijing ended, a collector snapped up the 5,000 condoms left over from the 100,000 distributed free to athletes. The collection has now been put up for a one-off auction, with a starting price of one yuan ($0.15; £0.08) each.5000 unused - which means 95,000 were used. A new Olympic record...
Each condom wrapper carries the motto of the Beijing Games - faster, higher, stronger - in English and Chinese.
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