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Sci was at Neurotic Physiology for Friday Weird Science yesterday, where Ivan Oransky found me a study that reveals a deep, difficult problem in our society: tie retraction syndrome. Yes. You're not getting bigger. Your tie is getting smaller, and now you can read all about the way to prevent and ameliorate this difficult condition. Head over and check it out.