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Around 975 Durex condoms are sold every minute. The global condom market is predicted to grow to over US$11 billion (£8 billion) by 2023, and Durex is in the privileged position of being the world’s most popular brand. Yet until recently, the young man who invented Durex’s mass-produced condom had been forgotten – even by the manufacturer itself. The origins of Durex go back to the London Rubber Company, which began trading in 1915 and specialised in importing modern, disposable condoms for re-sale in Great Britain. In 1932 the firm underwent a game-changing switch from wholesaling to...

Sweitzer from purdue university. good morning. >> good morning. >> i'm curious about the radiation. we wanted to talk to you an expert here. when are they no longer going to be able to do the job? what exposure level might they get sick in the short-term? >> well, it's difficult to say, alex, because it's very dependent on where they go in the plapt and the radiation levels that are in the plant. and certainly they're well aware of those levels, those higher levels, and they try to avoid those areas, because if they do get elevated exposures that might cause the early symptoms of radiation sic...