I don't know if the makers of Axe body spray should take this as a compliment.
Reports say sheep farmers use the body spray to prevent sheep from fighting.
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A Wall Street Journal article says the smell is so strong it masks the ram's natural pheromones, which prevents the males from duking it out.
The hack is nothing new among sheep farming veterans. It has been used for years to stop the males from literally ramming each other.
One farmer in the UK, Sam Bryce, says she tried the recommended technique after several other failed methods, and this one worked!
"There's no argy-bargy, no rowing," she said.
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