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This one time, at band camp …
We all know band people like to get freaky. It’s just common knowledge.

But it seems to have gotten a bit too freaky at the University of Wisconsin.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that the entire UW Marching Band has been suspended from performing because of “serious hazing allegations.” Yes, the entire team.

The school is not releasing specific details about what led to the suspension, but in previous years alleged hazing incidents include a female band member being told to suck on a sex toy and female band members being forced to kiss other female band members to gain access to bus bathrooms. UW Marching Band = hardcore.

Shotgun wedding not a good idea
When one Florida man’s girlfriend refused to have sex with him, he shot himself in the arm.

According to AP, a 29-year-old man in Fort Myers returned home from a bar with his girlfriend and when she wanted to go to sleep, he became irate.

The girlfriend went to a spare bedroom and then heard two gunshots. The best part of the story: the boyfriend then stumbled into the kitchen before falling into the oven (!?), knocking himself unconscious.

study traces HIV to 19th century
A University of Arizona scientist believes HIV in humans could date back to the 19th century, decades earlier than originally thought.

The Arizona Republic reports that Michael Worobey theorizes the most common strain of HIV first passed among humans between 1884 and 1924, when it thrived among cities in west-central Africa.

It’s the first time the virus’ origin in humans has been traced so far back. The team’s findings were published in the journal Nature.

No sex in the interstellar room
Virgin Galactic, which plans to launch tourists into space (reservations: 2010!), has turned down a $1 million offer to shoot a sex video in space.

According to space.com, the company declined to film sex scenes while participants were floating in zero gravity. Is that a fetish?

ladies evolve to not wanting sex
Researchers in Germany have found that a woman’s sex drive begins to plummet once she’s in a secure relationship.

According to the study, published in the journal Human Nature and reported on eastandard.com, less than half of 30-year-old women wanted regular sex after being in a relationship for four years.

The proportion of men wanting regular sex remained steady at 60-80 percent. According to the lead author of the study, women have evolved to have a high sex drive when they start a relationship in order to form a “pair bond.”

Once the bond is sealed, sexual appetite declines. Crafty!

Jordan Bartel is assistant editor at b. E-mail him at jordan@bthesite.com.

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