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Vuvuzelas don’t spread swine flu after all

Despite reports that the vuvuzela could spread air-borned diseases like the flu, there is no evidence to support the claim that blowing on South Africa's infamous trumpet is a more effective spreader of disease than talking, singing or screaming. Pwaaarp! Read more: the story that claimed that the vuvuzela is an evil germ spreader and the story that dispells that myth

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