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Homosexuality, Gay

  • There are over 400 known animals that engage in homosexual practices
  • Male lions will engage in same sex practices until they encounter a mixed pride
  • Many cheetah brotherhoods only allow male members
  • Male Orang Utans can retract their penises to create a cavity for other males to penetrate
  • Rhesus Macaques and the Big Horn Sheep are one of the few animals that has anal sex
  • River dolphines are known to insert their penis into the blowhole of another male’s head

orgasm


semen

  • In ancient times, semen was once used as antacid to treat heartburns
  • A teaspoon of semen has more calories than 100ml of Diet Coke
  • Semen is ejaculated at a speed of 25mph

barnacles

  • Barnacles have penises 8 times the length of their bodies
  • Barnacles are hermaphrodites (male and female organs), but still choose to mate with other individuals whenever possible

penis

  • Compared to other primates, human males have proportionally large genitalia

Napolean Bonaparte

  • After periods of warring and especially after victories, Napoleon would send messengers home to tell of his success and to tell his wife not to wash herself until he got home. He apparently liked the sweat

Mardi Gras

  • Mardi Gras means “Fat Tuesday.”

turkey

  • Turkeys can reproduce without having sex. It’s called parthenogenesis
  • Native Americans didn’t actually eat turkey; killing such a timid bird was thought to indicate laziness
  • Only male turkeys gobble

sex

  • Each day, there are over 120 million sexual intercourses taking place all over the world.thanx kim (Now dont you feel more contented each night before you go to sleep ALONE)
  • In a study conducted of university students, at any given time during a lecture, 20% are thinking about what to eat, 20% are listening, 20% are thinking about sex and 40% mischellaneous thoughts. Very encouraging for lecturers. (unsure) Thanx Karol
  • The first couple shown in bed together on prime time TV were the Flintstones
  • On average, people spend 2 weeks of their lives kissing
  • A study of 2,500 men aged 49 to 54 found that having an orgasm at least three times a week cut in half the likelihood of death from coronary heart disease

snakes

  • Snakes have two sex organs… in case one drops off in their fervent attempt to trick females into mating
  • A snake uses its tongue to “sniff” the surrounding air