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[The Namibian: 2010-03-13]

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SYDNEY – Australian underwear company AussieBum has been monkeying around and the result is a range of men"s underwear made with bananas. The new eco-friendly banana range of undies incorporates 27 per cent banana fibre, 64 per cent cotton and 9 per cent lycra, AussieBum"s Lloyd Jones said on Friday.The banana fibre used in the underwear is made from a bark weave from the banana plant and makes the underwear not only lightweight, but also very absorbent, he s. . .
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