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A little ditty about how little male NASA scientists know about menstruation

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It’s a great time to be a fan of dispiriting but undeniably funny NASA trivia! Back in April, Comedy Central premiered Taking The Stage, a digital series of short stand-up sets from female comedians. One of those comedians, Marcia Belsky, has a knack for a tune, and she included this one in her set:

That was then, this is now, and Belsky’s righteous Sally Ride-inspired jam is everywhere.

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That’s Christa “Young Jennifer Garner In 13 Going On 30” Allen, lip-syncing into a tampon, as is only right and proper. As a result of Allen’s video, as well as others (like the one below, which dates back to the far-flung past better knows as August 2020), Belsky’s tune has once again gone viral, this time on TikTok (and now Instagram).

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So now TikTok is doing its thing! Here’s “100 Tampons,” additional fun fact edition:

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This one’s “an actual OBGYN lip-syncing into a wand” edition:

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It’s gone international, too. And it’s made it over to makeup TikTok, a true sign of ubiquity:

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But best of all, it’s become evident that “100 Tampons” has also become a PSA of sorts. Will someone please tell men about menstruation?

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Contributor, The A.V. Club and The Takeout. Allison loves TV, bourbon, and overanalyzing social interactions. Please buy her book, How TV Can Make You Smarter (Chronicle, 2020). It’s short!

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