Sexual Trivia Some Strange, Wacky and Interesting Fun Facts About Sex and Other Related Subjects
I have always been fascinated by history and trivia of all types. It's a fun way to learn little tidbits from times gone by as well as current information that might make you say "WOW - I can't believe that still happens in this day and age". Especially with sexual trivia. It will sometimes make you laugh and other times make you wince! But either way it's fun to read. Here are some sex-related fun (and sometimes strange) facts.
As long as you keep the door is closed it's legal to have sex in a public restroom when you're in Italy.
According to the Kinsey report, people who have fulfilling sex lives are less stressed, anxious, violent or hostile.
Another finding by the Kinsey report states that the average time it takes for a woman to reach orgasm by way of masturbation is approximately 4 minutes.
The first breast implant procedure was performed in 1890 and was done using a paraffin injection (ouch).
Coffee drinkers have more frequent sex than non-coffee drinkers and they enjoy it more as well (no wonder Starbucks is so successful).
The eyes and the vagina are the body's two "self-cleaning" organs.
Sex burns 360 calories per hour (hey it beats doing the treadmill).
The average size of a man's erection is 5.5 to 6 inches in length (although most men will say it's bigger).
The first condoms introduced in the United States in the 1870's were made from vulcanized rubber (ouch). Other materials that have historically been used in making condoms include leather, silk, linen and sheep stomach (now that's sexy).
Approximately 50% of women have breasts that are two different sizes (one smaller than the other).
People who have sex at least 1-2 times per week have stronger immune systems.
Statistically Australian women are the most likely to be sexually active on the first date.
One teaspoon of human male semen contains an average of five to seven calories.
An average man sees five women he would like to sleep with per day.
When women are ovulating, they're more likely to commit adultery than during any other time of the month.
Studies show that a large percentage of women don't reach orgasm 20-80% of the time but 2/3 of them admitted to faking orgasms on a regular basis (and most men don't even notice).
Canadian women are the most likely to fake their orgasms (according to a Durex study).
In 18th Century Europe, dildos were very popular among the upper-class. Some of these were made from ivory and silver and had secret chambers that were filled with warm water for added stimulation (remember batteries didn't exist then).
In Alabama it's against the law to sell sex toys (as of 1998) citing that the constitution "doesn't include a right to sexual privacy." (huh?)
There are an average of three sex change operations performed each day in the United States.
The United States has more "sexual behavior" laws than every country in Europe (combined).
A study in Dr. Ruth's "Sex For Dummies" found that lesbians have more orgasms than heterosexual women.
In France over 40% of people (men and women alike) admit to having participated in group sex at one time or another.
Lipstick is believed to have been invented for women in ancient Egypt who specialized in oral sex. They thought it made their lips look more desirable.
Women who read romance novels want and have sex a lot more often than women who don't.
According to a study in "Playboy Magazine" more women talk dirty during sex than men do.
A man's testicles increase by 50% when he becomes aroused.
It's against the law for a man's erection to show through his clothes in Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington, D.C. and Wisconsin.
I have always been fascinated by history and trivia of all types. It's a fun way to learn little tidbits from times gone by as well as current information that might make you say "WOW - I can't believe that still happens in this day and age". Especially with sexual trivia. It will sometimes make you laugh and other times make you wince! But either way it's fun to read. Here are some sex-related fun (and sometimes strange) facts.
by Shane Mooney. You'll really get a kick out of it.
