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Burglars Lift $2 Million Worth Of Body-Shaping 'Faja' Undergarments

Shapewear undergarments hang on display at Walgreens. Fajas are similar products with Spanx-like features that constrict and body-shape. Josh Axelrod/NPR hide caption

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Burglars Lift $2 Million Worth Of Body-Shaping 'Faja' Undergarments

July 21, 2019 • In 2018, burglars looted 34,000 pairs of fajas from a Miami undergarment seller. The criminals cut a hole through the roof and disabled the alarms in a movie-style heist.

40 Years Of Athletic Support: Happy Anniversary To The Sports Bra

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40 Years Of Athletic Support: Happy Anniversary To The Sports Bra

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September 29, 2017 • Here's a more intimate milestone in women's sports: In 1977, three women sewed two jockstraps together, and the first modern sports bra was born.

40 Years Of Athletic Support: Happy Anniversary To The Sports Bra

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Putting Caffeine In Your Underwear Won't Make You Slimmer, Alas

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Putting Caffeine In Your Underwear Won't Make You Slimmer, Alas

September 30, 2014 • Here's a government service: The Federal Trade Commission has told two companies to quit selling caffeinated women's undergarments because they don't actually slim your nether regions as advertised.

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10 Year Old Breaks Underwear-Wearing World Record

June 29, 2010 • Nothing says "birthday" like pulling on pair after pair of tighty-whiteys in front of all of your friends.

10 Year Old Breaks Underwear-Wearing World Record

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