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Ohio Teens Markets 'Manly' Scented Candles

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RENEE MONTAGNE, host:

Good morning. I'm Renee Montagne.

A 13-year-old in Marysville, Ohio was making fun of his sister for selling girlie candles for school. No news there. It's what he did next. Hart Main came up with a new business selling scented candles in cans for men. Man Cans come in such alluring fragrances as bacon, pizza and fresh mitt - the smell of a baseball glove. He's sold hundreds of them. Local store owners say the biggest buyers of the candles for men are women.

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