ODD SEX FACTS & TRIVIA
Odd sex facts...
1. A woman is more likely to want to commit
adultery during ovulation than at any
other time in her cycle.
2. Telling a convincing lie to someone
is much more difficult when you find
them sexually attractive.
3. Minute quantities of over 30 different
substances have been identified in
human semen. These include nitrogen,
fructose, lactic acid, ascorbic acid,
inositol, cholesterol, glutathione,
creatine, pyruvic acid, citric acid,
sorbitol, urea, uric acid and Vitamin B12
, along with various salts and enzymes.
4. Chocolate contains phenylethylamine,
the same feel-good chemical responsible
for the ecstatic high people
experience through sexual attraction
and love.
5. Women who have given birth have
darker labia minora than women who haven’t.
6. The majority of women experience
a peak in libido just before their period.
7. -321°F is the temperature at which
sperm banks store donor semen. At this
temperature, semen can be stored indefinitely.
8. The point at which the average man
reaches his sexual peak is between
the ages of 17 and 18.
9. The earth could be re-populated to
its current level using the number of
sperm that could fit into an aspirin capsule.
10. A chicken egg could accommodate the
number of female ova necessary to repopulate
the earth to its present numbers.
11. During sexual intercourse, in
addition to the genitals and breasts,
the inner nose also swells.
12. White women are the most likely to
engage in anal sex, particularly if they
also have a college degree.
13. During erection, a smaller flaccid
penis tends to have a greater percentage
increase than a larger flaccid penis.
14. A teaspoon of semen contains approximately
5 calories.
15. Sex burns off an average of about
100 calories per session.
16. On average, from two to five million
sperm are released each time a man ejaculates.
17. During any given period, women who
read romance novels have a tendency to
have twice as many lovers as those who don’t.
18. Almost a third of all women over 80
years of age still have sex with
their spouse or boyfriend.
19. For both men and women, the heart
rate averages 140 beats per minute
at the point of orgasm.
20. The average woman will have sex
more than 3,000 times over the course
of her reproductive years.
21. Most men under 40 years of age can
achieve an erection in less than 10 seconds.
22. Heterosexual anal sex is something
43% of women have experienced.
23. Women consider penis size the ninth
most important feature for a man, while
men rate it much more highly, in third place.
24. When a man ejaculates, the initial
spurt travels at 28 miles per hour –
faster than the world record for the
100m sprint, which currently stands
at 22.9 miles per hour.
25. In one hour, the average sperm
can swim seven inches.
26. With nothing in its path, a penis
can shoot semen anywhere from 12 to 24 inches.
27. The longest erect penis on record
was 13 inches. The smallest was 1cm.
28. There are 20 male masochists for
every female masochist.
29. The average adult testicle contains
enough sperm to measure a quarter of a
mile laid out end to end.
30. For 75% of men, ejaculation occurs
within 3 minutes of penetration.
31. During an average man’s lifetime,
he will ejaculate approximately 17 litres
of semen, which amounts to about half a
trillion sperm.
32. The testes increase in size by 50%
when a man is sexually aroused.
33. Australians are the most receptive to
the idea of having a threesome – 28% of
them claim to have tried it.
34. 1 in 50 people claim to have had
sex in an aeroplane.
35. 15% of adults have had sexual
intercourse at work.
36. 41% of men would like to have sex
more frequently. Only 29% of
women share this urge.
37. Greek couples have sex an average
of 138 times a year – placing them a
t the top of the world sex league. Japanese
couples have sex just 45 times a year,
which puts them in last place.
38. 5% of adults have sex once a day.
20% have sex 3 - 4 times per week.
39. Every time they engage in oral
sex with their partner, 30% of women swallow.
40. When sexually aroused, 60% of
men get erect nipples.
41. Half of single women have sex
by the third date.
42. 80% of men living in the USA
have been circumcised.
43. Women over 40 years of age are
more likely to masturbate than any other group.
44. There’s a direct link between how
often a man has sex and his life expectancy.
45. According to experts, sex is about
10 times more effective as a
tranquilliser than Valium.
46. Sex can relieve a headache –
it releases the tension, which restricts
blood vessels in the brain.
47. 44% of women find it impossible to
enjoy sex with a man who is not their
intellectual equal. Just 31% of men
share this problem.
48. There are about 1,000 recognised
euphemisms for ‘vagina’ in the
English language.
49. At any given time, 25% of people
are daydreaming about sex.
50. Over half of American adults have
used the phone, email or
text message to have sex.
51. According to studies, the larger
a man’s testicles, the more likely he is to stray.
52. 75% of Japanese women own a vibrator.
The average worldwide is 47%.
53. It takes two tablespoons of blood
to get the average man’s penis erect.
54. During their lifetime, the average
driver will have sex in their car six times.
55. Americans spend twice as much money
on pornography as they do on biscuits.
56. The clitoris contains twice as many
nerve fibres as the penis – a toe-curling 8,000.
57. One in five women living with their
boyfriend has more than one sexual partner.
58. Besides humans, bonobos (a type of chimp)
and dolphins are the only a****ls that
have sex for pleasure.
59. It tends to be easier for women to
orgasm during ovulation than at any
other time in their cycle.
60. The size of the vagina decreases
by 30% as orgasm becomes imminent.
61. While giving birth, some women
have been known to experience orgasm.
62. Inside the female body, sperm cells
can survive for up to nine days.
63. For up to 70% of women, simultaneous
direct stimulation of the clitoris during
intercourse is essential for them to reach orgasm.
64. Over 30% of men suffer from
premature ejaculation. 10% of men
are affected by erectile dysfunction.
65. It’s possible to relieve depression through masturbation.
66. The longer a man’s ring finger is
compared to his index finger, the
more testosterone he has.
67. The average aroused vagina is 4
inches long – shorter than the average
erect penis, which measures in at 6 inches.
68. The average woman can reach orgasm
in about 4 minutes through masturbation,
while through intercourse, it can
take 10 – 20 minutes.
69. Sneezes, along with orgasms, are
the only physiological responses that
cannot be voluntarily stopped once
they have started.
70. Straight men tend to have smaller
penises than gay men.
71. 85% of women are very satisfied
with their partner’s penis size.
72. Evidence exists indicating that
penis size may be linked to index
finger length.
73. In rare cases, menstrual cramps
have been known to bring about orgasm.
74. The amount of wet dreams a man is
likely to have increases in line with
the number of years spent in formal education.
75. Compared to anywhere else, adults
are more likely to tell a lie in bed.
76. The majority of women prefer to have
sex in the dark.
77. Men find women with enlarged
pupils more sexually attractive.
78. When having sex, black women are
50% more likely to reach orgasm
than white women.
79. 60% of non-smoking women have
had no sexual partners in the past year,
while 70% of women who smoke have had more
than four lovers over the same timescale.
80. Women who are prone to migraines
tend to have a higher sex drive than
those who are not.
81. Thirty four per cent of men have
told lies in order to have sex. Ten per cent
of women have done the same.
82. More than 50% of all cheating wives
choose married men as their lovers.
83. About 1% of women can achieve orgasm
solely through breast stimulation.
84. Within the week, 22% of women tell
at least five friends about their first
sexual experience with a partner.
85. 70% of men and women admit to having
fantasised about someone else while having sex.
86. Two thirds of runners admit to having
thought about sex while running.
87. 68% of men and 59% of women had a
sexual liaison with someone in their past,
which they have not told their current partner about.
88. An overwhelming majority of sexual
partners have only skimpy knowledge of
what truly turns each other on.
1. A woman is more likely to want to commit
adultery during ovulation than at any
other time in her cycle.
2. Telling a convincing lie to someone
is much more difficult when you find
them sexually attractive.
3. Minute quantities of over 30 different
substances have been identified in
human semen. These include nitrogen,
fructose, lactic acid, ascorbic acid,
inositol, cholesterol, glutathione,
creatine, pyruvic acid, citric acid,
sorbitol, urea, uric acid and Vitamin B12
, along with various salts and enzymes.
4. Chocolate contains phenylethylamine,
the same feel-good chemical responsible
for the ecstatic high people
experience through sexual attraction
and love.
5. Women who have given birth have
darker labia minora than women who haven’t.
6. The majority of women experience
a peak in libido just before their period.
7. -321°F is the temperature at which
sperm banks store donor semen. At this
temperature, semen can be stored indefinitely.
8. The point at which the average man
reaches his sexual peak is between
the ages of 17 and 18.
9. The earth could be re-populated to
its current level using the number of
sperm that could fit into an aspirin capsule.
10. A chicken egg could accommodate the
number of female ova necessary to repopulate
the earth to its present numbers.
11. During sexual intercourse, in
addition to the genitals and breasts,
the inner nose also swells.
12. White women are the most likely to
engage in anal sex, particularly if they
also have a college degree.
13. During erection, a smaller flaccid
penis tends to have a greater percentage
increase than a larger flaccid penis.
14. A teaspoon of semen contains approximately
5 calories.
15. Sex burns off an average of about
100 calories per session.
16. On average, from two to five million
sperm are released each time a man ejaculates.
17. During any given period, women who
read romance novels have a tendency to
have twice as many lovers as those who don’t.
18. Almost a third of all women over 80
years of age still have sex with
their spouse or boyfriend.
19. For both men and women, the heart
rate averages 140 beats per minute
at the point of orgasm.
20. The average woman will have sex
more than 3,000 times over the course
of her reproductive years.
21. Most men under 40 years of age can
achieve an erection in less than 10 seconds.
22. Heterosexual anal sex is something
43% of women have experienced.
23. Women consider penis size the ninth
most important feature for a man, while
men rate it much more highly, in third place.
24. When a man ejaculates, the initial
spurt travels at 28 miles per hour –
faster than the world record for the
100m sprint, which currently stands
at 22.9 miles per hour.
25. In one hour, the average sperm
can swim seven inches.
26. With nothing in its path, a penis
can shoot semen anywhere from 12 to 24 inches.
27. The longest erect penis on record
was 13 inches. The smallest was 1cm.
28. There are 20 male masochists for
every female masochist.
29. The average adult testicle contains
enough sperm to measure a quarter of a
mile laid out end to end.
30. For 75% of men, ejaculation occurs
within 3 minutes of penetration.
31. During an average man’s lifetime,
he will ejaculate approximately 17 litres
of semen, which amounts to about half a
trillion sperm.
32. The testes increase in size by 50%
when a man is sexually aroused.
33. Australians are the most receptive to
the idea of having a threesome – 28% of
them claim to have tried it.
34. 1 in 50 people claim to have had
sex in an aeroplane.
35. 15% of adults have had sexual
intercourse at work.
36. 41% of men would like to have sex
more frequently. Only 29% of
women share this urge.
37. Greek couples have sex an average
of 138 times a year – placing them a
t the top of the world sex league. Japanese
couples have sex just 45 times a year,
which puts them in last place.
38. 5% of adults have sex once a day.
20% have sex 3 - 4 times per week.
39. Every time they engage in oral
sex with their partner, 30% of women swallow.
40. When sexually aroused, 60% of
men get erect nipples.
41. Half of single women have sex
by the third date.
42. 80% of men living in the USA
have been circumcised.
43. Women over 40 years of age are
more likely to masturbate than any other group.
44. There’s a direct link between how
often a man has sex and his life expectancy.
45. According to experts, sex is about
10 times more effective as a
tranquilliser than Valium.
46. Sex can relieve a headache –
it releases the tension, which restricts
blood vessels in the brain.
47. 44% of women find it impossible to
enjoy sex with a man who is not their
intellectual equal. Just 31% of men
share this problem.
48. There are about 1,000 recognised
euphemisms for ‘vagina’ in the
English language.
49. At any given time, 25% of people
are daydreaming about sex.
50. Over half of American adults have
used the phone, email or
text message to have sex.
51. According to studies, the larger
a man’s testicles, the more likely he is to stray.
52. 75% of Japanese women own a vibrator.
The average worldwide is 47%.
53. It takes two tablespoons of blood
to get the average man’s penis erect.
54. During their lifetime, the average
driver will have sex in their car six times.
55. Americans spend twice as much money
on pornography as they do on biscuits.
56. The clitoris contains twice as many
nerve fibres as the penis – a toe-curling 8,000.
57. One in five women living with their
boyfriend has more than one sexual partner.
58. Besides humans, bonobos (a type of chimp)
and dolphins are the only a****ls that
have sex for pleasure.
59. It tends to be easier for women to
orgasm during ovulation than at any
other time in their cycle.
60. The size of the vagina decreases
by 30% as orgasm becomes imminent.
61. While giving birth, some women
have been known to experience orgasm.
62. Inside the female body, sperm cells
can survive for up to nine days.
63. For up to 70% of women, simultaneous
direct stimulation of the clitoris during
intercourse is essential for them to reach orgasm.
64. Over 30% of men suffer from
premature ejaculation. 10% of men
are affected by erectile dysfunction.
65. It’s possible to relieve depression through masturbation.
66. The longer a man’s ring finger is
compared to his index finger, the
more testosterone he has.
67. The average aroused vagina is 4
inches long – shorter than the average
erect penis, which measures in at 6 inches.
68. The average woman can reach orgasm
in about 4 minutes through masturbation,
while through intercourse, it can
take 10 – 20 minutes.
69. Sneezes, along with orgasms, are
the only physiological responses that
cannot be voluntarily stopped once
they have started.
70. Straight men tend to have smaller
penises than gay men.
71. 85% of women are very satisfied
with their partner’s penis size.
72. Evidence exists indicating that
penis size may be linked to index
finger length.
73. In rare cases, menstrual cramps
have been known to bring about orgasm.
74. The amount of wet dreams a man is
likely to have increases in line with
the number of years spent in formal education.
75. Compared to anywhere else, adults
are more likely to tell a lie in bed.
76. The majority of women prefer to have
sex in the dark.
77. Men find women with enlarged
pupils more sexually attractive.
78. When having sex, black women are
50% more likely to reach orgasm
than white women.
79. 60% of non-smoking women have
had no sexual partners in the past year,
while 70% of women who smoke have had more
than four lovers over the same timescale.
80. Women who are prone to migraines
tend to have a higher sex drive than
those who are not.
81. Thirty four per cent of men have
told lies in order to have sex. Ten per cent
of women have done the same.
82. More than 50% of all cheating wives
choose married men as their lovers.
83. About 1% of women can achieve orgasm
solely through breast stimulation.
84. Within the week, 22% of women tell
at least five friends about their first
sexual experience with a partner.
85. 70% of men and women admit to having
fantasised about someone else while having sex.
86. Two thirds of runners admit to having
thought about sex while running.
87. 68% of men and 59% of women had a
sexual liaison with someone in their past,
which they have not told their current partner about.
88. An overwhelming majority of sexual
partners have only skimpy knowledge of
what truly turns each other on.
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