During the months of research which have gone into
devising our sexual compatibility test, we’ve uncovered
some pretty extraordinary facts. We reckon they’re too cool
to keep to ourselves.
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 at 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 animals 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.
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