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A California motorcyclist is suing BMW, claiming that riding his motorcycle gave him a permanent erection. Henry Wolf says that after taking a four-hour ride on his cycle’s ridged seat he developed an erection that’s lasted 20 months and damaged his genitals. “He is now unable to engage in sexual activity,” the suit says, “which is causing him substantial emotional and mental anguish.”
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