Don’t hold it: Remember the old adage; holding it in could cause permanent damage to your bladder. Unfortunately, anyone travelling this summer may not have the proper facilities at their disposal. Before deciding to let loose in the potted plants during your trip to the museum, be thankful you

decided to bring your TravelJohn portable toilet three-pack in your knapsack. A friend also recommended it as an invaluable tool for prospective law students taking the LSATs. No zip-ups necessary at www.biorelief.com.

Freakonomics: Statistics class was not for everybody. There were all the numbers, the spreadsheets and the hours spent trying to get the standard deviation—all of it to find some useless stats about people’s hair colour. Authors Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner are number crunchin’ addicts who have created a blog around their unique, stat-head based existence. They also have a knack for finding unusual study results. Your days are numbered at http://www.freakonomics.com/blog/.

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