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Pinocchio's Viagra Link UncoveredBy HARDY JOHNSON
 LORENCE —
Scientists at the Di Napoli University in Florence, Italy have
announced a startling discovery. In investigating the history of
the tale of Pinocchio they found evidence of a Viagra-like
substance they believe to be the possible cause of the puppet's
growing nose as related in the classic fable.
"The excavation of Gepetto's workshop was exciting enough in
itself," said Professor Fulvio Gaspari of the University's
Department of Archaeology, "but this was an unexpected
revelation. We did a chemical analysis of wood shavings found in
the site and residue on woodworking tools, expecting to find
pine and balsa, typical materials used in marionette
construction." Instead, Gaspari said, the team found it had
collected some rather exotic
wood samples.
Scientists determined the wood to be yohimbe, a West African
species of tree whose bark is commonly used as an aphrodisiac.
In addition, Gaspari said, "Spectroscopic analysis showed the
presence of a chemical compound similar to sildenafil citrate,
the active ingredient in the
pharmaceutical Viagra."
Although more research is necessary, Gaspari confirmed that the
scientists believe it is likely that the presence of this
Viagra-like chemical in the wood may account for the "growing
nose" phenomena recorded in the story of Pinocchio.
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Gaspari added that the team also recovered as yet undiscovered
sketches from Gepetto's work notebooks that look like the
sketches for a novel, if a bit disturbing, sex toy..
"I'm not at liberty to reveal details in the text, as
the ownership of the manuscript is being contested by the
author's estate" said Gaspari, "However, I can say that the original wooden figure
designed by the puppet maker Gepetto was apparently anatomically
correct in all respects, and the nose is apparently not the only
part of the anatomy engineered to grow." Gaspari added that this recent
discovery may also explain the origin of the expression "to get
a woody."
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