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It doesn't get any simpler than the staples of our underwear drawer: cotton boxers and panties, underwire bras -- maybe even something lacy if we're feeling fancy. There have been attempts to innovate undergarments, though, and we don't mean simply wearing them on the outside, like Madonna in the 1980s, or the creation of boxer briefs in the 1990s. From period-absorbing panties to radiation-blocking boxers, here are 13 problem-solving kinds of underwear that stand out from the pack.