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Coffee-scented condoms are a hit in Ethiopia thanks to Washington-based DKT International. The company, according to this Fox News story, claims its innovation in this java-obsessed market is intended to make users more comfortable. 300,000 people bought coffee condoms during one week in September.

DKT has noted some users’ complaints about the latex scent of plain condoms, and has also tried to market condoms in other parts of the world tailored to local tastes, including those scented with the infamously stinky durian fruit in Indonesia and sweet-corn fragrance in China.

Thanks to the Ethiopia-focused People to People forum for bringing this to INFO’s attention.

Also circulating around the office, on the wacky-condom-promotion news tip, is this great PSA from India, one of YouTube’s highest rated clips this week.

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