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How were the dimensions of the urination containers used by the astronauts labeled?

American astronauts on the Apollo spacecraft peed themselves in containers that were worn like condoms. These products were designed in different sizes, originally named "small", "medium" and "large". However, after the astronauts, regardless of their anatomy, chose only the large size, the labeling was changed to "large", "giant" and "incredible".

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