WOMEN........Did you Know......!
Tuesday, 11. September 2007, 05:41:42
~Women are most likely to want to have sex when they are ovulating.
~Sex is the safest tranquilizer in the world.
~30% of women over the age of 80 still have sexual intercourse either with their spouse or boyfriends.
~Women with a Ph.D. are twice as likely to be interested in a one-night stand than those with only a Bachelor's degree.
~Fellatio ranks as the number one sexual act desired by heterosexual men.
~Australian women have sex on the first date more than women the same age in the USA and Canada.
~It's illegal to have sex without a condom in Nevada. (More on Sex Laws later).
~Today, Japan leads the world in condom use. Like cosmetics, they're sold door to door, by women.
~More Americans lose their virginity in June than in any other month (must be all those weddings and prom nights).
~A man's penis not only shrinks during cold weather but also from nonsexual excitement like when his favourite football team scores a touchdown, etc.
~Wyoming's Grand Tetons mountain range literally means "Big Tits".
~In the original Grimm fairly tale of 'Sleeping Beauty', the Prince rapes her while she sleeps and then leaves before she wakes up. (Good thing that was rewritten!)
~The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means to exercise naked, which often was done in ancient Greece.
~White women and those women with a college degree, when asked said they were more receptive to anal sex than women without college educations.
~The word avocado comes from the Spanish word aguacate which is derived from the Aztec word ahuacati which means testicle.
~The original representation of Cupid by the Greeks was that of a beautiful young boy whose naked form was considered to be the embodiment of sexual love.
~The first condoms in the US were made from vulcanized rubber in the 1870s. They were expensive and annoyingly thick and meant to be reused.
~Women who went to college are more likely to enjoy both the giving and receiving of oral sex than high school dropouts. (Amazing what one learns in college).
~About 1% of the adult female population are able to achieve orgasm solely through breast stimulation.
~14% of males said that they did not enjoy sex the first time.
~60% of women say they did not enjoy sex their first time.
~The Romans would crush a first time rapist's gonads between two stones.
~It's illegal to have sex with a corpse anywhere in the United States.
~In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, it's against the law to have sex with a truck driver in a toll booth.
~In Florida having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal. Ouch!
~According to a survey of sex shop owners, cherry is the most popular flavour of edible underwear.
~When Viagra became available, operators of Nevada brothels reported that business "shot up" about 20 percent.
~Up until 1884, a Victorian-era woman could be sent to prison for denying a husband sex.
~During the Middle Ages, if you were guilty of bestiality you'd be burned at the stake, along with the other party to your crime.
~The left testicle usually hangs lower than the right for right-handed men. The opposite is true for lefties.
~It takes a sperm one hour to swim seven inches.
~Seventy percent of women would rather have chocolate than sex. (Poll taken in a 1995 popular women's magazine).
~The same chemical responsible for the ecstatic highs of love and sexual attraction, phenyl ethylamine, is also found in chocolate.
~Oneirogmophobia is the fear of wet dreams.
~The word "vanilla" comes from the Latin word vagina, because of the vanilla pod's resemblance to the female genitalia.
~The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
~Sex actually relieves headaches...A lovemaking session can release the tension that restricts blood vessels in the brain.
~Sex is an instant cure for mild depression...It releases endorphins into the bloodstream, producing a sense of euphoria and leaves you with a feeling of well-being.
~There is a town in Newfoundland, Canada called Dildo.
~Sex is a beauty treatment...Scientific tests find that when women make love they produce amounts of the hormone estrogen, which makes hair shine and skin smooth.
~Ecouteurism is listening to others having sex without their consent.
~Sex is a safe sport...It stretches and tones up just about every muscle in the body.
~The human brain cannot tell the difference between a sneeze and an orgasm. (Go figure!)
~Sex is a natural antihistamine...A lot of lovemaking can unblock a stuffy nose.
~Four percent of American women own no undergarments.
~The word pornography' comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes".
~Did you know?...The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time television was Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
~The world's greatest lover was King Mongut of Siam. He had 9,000 wives. Before dying of syphilis, he was quoted in saying he only loved the first 700.
~Did you know?... Marilyn Monroe, the most celebrated sex icon of the 20th century, confessed to a friend that despite her three husbands and a parade of lovers, she had never had an orgasm.
~In Shakespeare's day, a lusty female would tuck a peeled apple under her arm then later offer it to the man she desired. The pheromone soaked "love apple" supposedly induced desire in the same way musk perfumes (which mimic our natural pheromones) do today.
~Did you know?... The "F" word is actually an acronym. It dates back to the Good Old Days, when England was severely under populated due to the usual combination of fire/war/plague, and the King issued an official order... to replenish the population. Hence the phrase "Fornicate Under Command of the King" passed into everyday language.
~It was considered elegant for aristocratic ladies of the sixteenth century to let their pubic hair grow as long as possible so it could be pomaded and adorned with bows and ribbons. Thank goodness today they have poodles…
~In Ancient Greece, women would expose their vaginas to ward off storms at sea.
~In Ancient Greece and Rome, dildos were made out of animal horns, gold, silver, ivory and glass. (Is that where the word horny comes from?)
~While nudity was considered commonplace to the ancient Greeks, a man was considered indecent if he had an exposed erection.
~Sex education was first introduced into English schools in 1889.
~Cleopatra invented her own diaphragm from camel's poop. (Ewwwwwe!)
~Egyptians inserted stones into their vagina to prevent pregnancy. (It worked kind of like the modern IUD by preventing implantation).
~The condom - made originally of linen - was invented in the early 1500s.
~Napoleon's penis was sold to an American Urologist for $40,000.
~In Medieval France, unfaithful wives were made to chase a chicken through town while naked.
~An 18th century prostitute could be spared punishment if she were willing to join the opera.
~In Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may only do so with her bare hands.
~Horny town, North Carolina has banned all massage parlors.
~During the Middle Ages, if you were guilty of bestiality you would be burned at the stake, along with the other party to your crime.
~In Cali, Colombia, a woman may only have sex with her husband. The first time it happens, her mother must be in the room to witness the act.
~In Liverpool, saleswomen are only allowed to be topless in tropical fish stores.
~In Minnesota, it is illegal for any man to have sexual intercourse with a live fish.
~It is illegal for any member of the Nevada Legislature to conduct official business wearing a penis costume while the legislature is in session.
~An ordinance in Newcastle, Wyoming, specifically bans couples from having sex while standing inside a store's walk-in meat freezer! (Cool!)
~If you were a female citizen of the church of Aphrodite in Paphos, Cyprus, before you could be married you had to prostitute yourself to a stranger.
~In Oblong, Illinois, it's punishable by law to make love while hunting or fishing on your wedding day. (Someone want to explain this to me?!)
~Masturbation is outlawed in French Guiana because of the "danger it presents to the masturbator." The law notes that such a physical act "is recognized as a common cause of insanity."
~Bozeman, Montana, has a law that bans all sexual activity between members of the opposite sex in the front yard of a home after sundown... if they're nude.
~In Carlsbad, New Mexico, it's legal for couples to have sex in a parked vehicle during their lunch break from work, as long as the car or van has drawn curtains to stop strangers from peeking in.
~Clinton, Oklahoma has a law against masturbating while watching two people having sex in a car.
~No man is allowed to make love to his wife with the smell of garlic, onions, or sardines on his breath in Alexandria, Minnesota. If his wife so requests, law mandates that he must brush his teeth. Warn your hubby that after lovemaking in Ames, Iowa, he isn't allowed to take more than three gulps of beer while lying in bed with you-or holding you in his arms.
~In Cleveland, Ohio women are not allowed to wear patent-leather shoes.
~It's safe to make love while parked in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Police officers aren't allowed to walk up and knock on the window. Any suspicious officer who thinks that sex is taking place must drive up from behind, honk his horn three times and wait approximately two minutes before getting out of his car to investigate
~In Connorsville, Wisconsin no man shall shoot off a gun while his female partner is having a sexual orgasm.
~In Detroit, couples are not allowed to make love in an automobile unless the act takes place while the vehicle is parked on the couple's own property.
~In Florida it is illegal for single, divorced, or widowed women to parachute on Sunday afternoons.
~The owner of every hotel in Hastings, Nebraska, is required to provide each guest with a clean and pressed nightshirt. No couple, even if they are married, may sleep together in the nude. Nor may they have sex unless they are wearing one of these clean, white cotton nightshirts.
~Helena, Montana, mandates that a woman can't dance on a table in a saloon or bar unless she has on at least three pounds, two ounces of clothing.
~A state law in Illinois mandates that all bachelors should be called master, not mister, when addressed by their female counterparts.
~An excerpt from brilliant Kentucky state legislation. "No female shall appear in a bathing suit on any highway within this state unless she be escorted by at least two officers or unless she be armed with a club".
~Any couple making out inside a vehicle, and accidentally sounding the horn during their lustful act, may be taken to jail according to a Liberty Corner, New Jersey law.
~In Los Angeles, California, a man is legally entitled to beat his wife with a leather belt or strap, but the belt can't be wider than 2 inches, unless he has his wife's consent to beat her with a wider strap. Consent should be given prior to the event, as is carefully stipulated.
~In Maryville, Missouri, women are prohibited from wearing corsets because "The privilege of admiring the curvaceous, unencumbered body of a young woman should not be denied to the normal, red-blooded American male."
~In Michigan, a woman isn't allowed to cut her own hair without her husband's permission.
~In Nevada sex without a condom is considered illegal.
~In Norfolk, Virginia, a woman can't go out without wearing a corset. (There was a civil-service job-for men only-called a corset inspector.)
~In Oxford, Ohio, it's illegal for a woman to strip off her clothing while standing in front of a man's picture.
~In hotels in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, every room is required to have twin beds. And the beds must always be a minimum of two feet apart when a couple rents a room for only one night. And it's illegal to make love on the floor between the beds!
~A Tremonton, Utah law states that no woman is allowed to have sex with a man while riding in an ambulance. In addition to normal charges, the woman's name will be published in the local newspaper. The man does not receive any punishment.
~Utah state legislation outlaws all sex with anyone but your spouse. Next to that adultery, oral and anal sex, masturbation are considered sodomy and can lead to imprisonment. Sex with an animal - unless performed for profit - however is NOT considered sodomy. Polygamy - provided only the missionary position has been applied - is only a misdemeanor.
~The only acceptable sexual position in Washington D.C. is the missionary-style position. Any other sexual position is considered illegal.
~In Willowdale, Oregon no man may curse while having sex with his wife. (Phew! I guess being the wife if I should ever visit I am ok)
~In the state of Washington there is a law against having sex with a virgin under any circumstances. (Including the wedding night). (Road Trip!)
~In Bahrain, a male doctor may legally examine a woman's genitals, but is prohibited from looking directly at them during the examination. He may only see their reflection in a mirror.
~Muslims are banned from looking at the genitals of a corpse. This also applies to undertakers; the sex organs of the deceased must be covered with a brick or piece of wood at all times.
~The penalty for masturbation in Indonesia is decapitation.
~In Santa Cruz, Bolivia, it is illegal for a man to have sex with a woman and her daughter at the same time. (I presume this was a big enough Problem that they had to pass this law?)
~In Maryland, it is illegal to sell condoms from vending machines with one exception: prophylactics may be dispensed from a vending machine only "in places where alcoholic beverages are sold for consumption on the premises."
~In the quiet town of Connorsville, Wisconsin, it's illegal for a man to shoot off a gun when his female partner has an orgasm.
~It is illegal for a man to drink with a woman in an Edmonton beer parlour in Alberta. (Forget about first base!)
~You are not allowed to wear a bathing suit while "loitering, playing or indulging in a sunbath" in any park or on the beach in Victoria. (It says nothing about birthday suits!)
~Sex is the safest tranquilizer in the world.
~30% of women over the age of 80 still have sexual intercourse either with their spouse or boyfriends.
~Women with a Ph.D. are twice as likely to be interested in a one-night stand than those with only a Bachelor's degree.
~Fellatio ranks as the number one sexual act desired by heterosexual men.
~Australian women have sex on the first date more than women the same age in the USA and Canada.
~It's illegal to have sex without a condom in Nevada. (More on Sex Laws later).
~Today, Japan leads the world in condom use. Like cosmetics, they're sold door to door, by women.
~More Americans lose their virginity in June than in any other month (must be all those weddings and prom nights).
~A man's penis not only shrinks during cold weather but also from nonsexual excitement like when his favourite football team scores a touchdown, etc.
~Wyoming's Grand Tetons mountain range literally means "Big Tits".
~In the original Grimm fairly tale of 'Sleeping Beauty', the Prince rapes her while she sleeps and then leaves before she wakes up. (Good thing that was rewritten!)
~The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means to exercise naked, which often was done in ancient Greece.
~White women and those women with a college degree, when asked said they were more receptive to anal sex than women without college educations.
~The word avocado comes from the Spanish word aguacate which is derived from the Aztec word ahuacati which means testicle.
~The original representation of Cupid by the Greeks was that of a beautiful young boy whose naked form was considered to be the embodiment of sexual love.
~The first condoms in the US were made from vulcanized rubber in the 1870s. They were expensive and annoyingly thick and meant to be reused.
~Women who went to college are more likely to enjoy both the giving and receiving of oral sex than high school dropouts. (Amazing what one learns in college).
~About 1% of the adult female population are able to achieve orgasm solely through breast stimulation.
~14% of males said that they did not enjoy sex the first time.
~60% of women say they did not enjoy sex their first time.
~The Romans would crush a first time rapist's gonads between two stones.
~It's illegal to have sex with a corpse anywhere in the United States.
~In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, it's against the law to have sex with a truck driver in a toll booth.
~In Florida having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal. Ouch!
~According to a survey of sex shop owners, cherry is the most popular flavour of edible underwear.
~When Viagra became available, operators of Nevada brothels reported that business "shot up" about 20 percent.
~Up until 1884, a Victorian-era woman could be sent to prison for denying a husband sex.
~During the Middle Ages, if you were guilty of bestiality you'd be burned at the stake, along with the other party to your crime.
~The left testicle usually hangs lower than the right for right-handed men. The opposite is true for lefties.
~It takes a sperm one hour to swim seven inches.
~Seventy percent of women would rather have chocolate than sex. (Poll taken in a 1995 popular women's magazine).
~The same chemical responsible for the ecstatic highs of love and sexual attraction, phenyl ethylamine, is also found in chocolate.
~Oneirogmophobia is the fear of wet dreams.
~The word "vanilla" comes from the Latin word vagina, because of the vanilla pod's resemblance to the female genitalia.
~The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
~Sex actually relieves headaches...A lovemaking session can release the tension that restricts blood vessels in the brain.
~Sex is an instant cure for mild depression...It releases endorphins into the bloodstream, producing a sense of euphoria and leaves you with a feeling of well-being.
~There is a town in Newfoundland, Canada called Dildo.
~Sex is a beauty treatment...Scientific tests find that when women make love they produce amounts of the hormone estrogen, which makes hair shine and skin smooth.
~Ecouteurism is listening to others having sex without their consent.
~Sex is a safe sport...It stretches and tones up just about every muscle in the body.
~The human brain cannot tell the difference between a sneeze and an orgasm. (Go figure!)
~Sex is a natural antihistamine...A lot of lovemaking can unblock a stuffy nose.
~Four percent of American women own no undergarments.
~The word pornography' comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes".
~Did you know?...The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time television was Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
~The world's greatest lover was King Mongut of Siam. He had 9,000 wives. Before dying of syphilis, he was quoted in saying he only loved the first 700.
~Did you know?... Marilyn Monroe, the most celebrated sex icon of the 20th century, confessed to a friend that despite her three husbands and a parade of lovers, she had never had an orgasm.
~In Shakespeare's day, a lusty female would tuck a peeled apple under her arm then later offer it to the man she desired. The pheromone soaked "love apple" supposedly induced desire in the same way musk perfumes (which mimic our natural pheromones) do today.
~Did you know?... The "F" word is actually an acronym. It dates back to the Good Old Days, when England was severely under populated due to the usual combination of fire/war/plague, and the King issued an official order... to replenish the population. Hence the phrase "Fornicate Under Command of the King" passed into everyday language.
~It was considered elegant for aristocratic ladies of the sixteenth century to let their pubic hair grow as long as possible so it could be pomaded and adorned with bows and ribbons. Thank goodness today they have poodles…
~In Ancient Greece, women would expose their vaginas to ward off storms at sea.
~In Ancient Greece and Rome, dildos were made out of animal horns, gold, silver, ivory and glass. (Is that where the word horny comes from?)
~While nudity was considered commonplace to the ancient Greeks, a man was considered indecent if he had an exposed erection.
~Sex education was first introduced into English schools in 1889.
~Cleopatra invented her own diaphragm from camel's poop. (Ewwwwwe!)
~Egyptians inserted stones into their vagina to prevent pregnancy. (It worked kind of like the modern IUD by preventing implantation).
~The condom - made originally of linen - was invented in the early 1500s.
~Napoleon's penis was sold to an American Urologist for $40,000.
~In Medieval France, unfaithful wives were made to chase a chicken through town while naked.
~An 18th century prostitute could be spared punishment if she were willing to join the opera.
~In Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may only do so with her bare hands.
~Horny town, North Carolina has banned all massage parlors.
~During the Middle Ages, if you were guilty of bestiality you would be burned at the stake, along with the other party to your crime.
~In Cali, Colombia, a woman may only have sex with her husband. The first time it happens, her mother must be in the room to witness the act.
~In Liverpool, saleswomen are only allowed to be topless in tropical fish stores.
~In Minnesota, it is illegal for any man to have sexual intercourse with a live fish.
~It is illegal for any member of the Nevada Legislature to conduct official business wearing a penis costume while the legislature is in session.
~An ordinance in Newcastle, Wyoming, specifically bans couples from having sex while standing inside a store's walk-in meat freezer! (Cool!)
~If you were a female citizen of the church of Aphrodite in Paphos, Cyprus, before you could be married you had to prostitute yourself to a stranger.
~In Oblong, Illinois, it's punishable by law to make love while hunting or fishing on your wedding day. (Someone want to explain this to me?!)
~Masturbation is outlawed in French Guiana because of the "danger it presents to the masturbator." The law notes that such a physical act "is recognized as a common cause of insanity."
~Bozeman, Montana, has a law that bans all sexual activity between members of the opposite sex in the front yard of a home after sundown... if they're nude.
~In Carlsbad, New Mexico, it's legal for couples to have sex in a parked vehicle during their lunch break from work, as long as the car or van has drawn curtains to stop strangers from peeking in.
~Clinton, Oklahoma has a law against masturbating while watching two people having sex in a car.
~No man is allowed to make love to his wife with the smell of garlic, onions, or sardines on his breath in Alexandria, Minnesota. If his wife so requests, law mandates that he must brush his teeth. Warn your hubby that after lovemaking in Ames, Iowa, he isn't allowed to take more than three gulps of beer while lying in bed with you-or holding you in his arms.
~In Cleveland, Ohio women are not allowed to wear patent-leather shoes.
~It's safe to make love while parked in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Police officers aren't allowed to walk up and knock on the window. Any suspicious officer who thinks that sex is taking place must drive up from behind, honk his horn three times and wait approximately two minutes before getting out of his car to investigate
~In Connorsville, Wisconsin no man shall shoot off a gun while his female partner is having a sexual orgasm.
~In Detroit, couples are not allowed to make love in an automobile unless the act takes place while the vehicle is parked on the couple's own property.
~In Florida it is illegal for single, divorced, or widowed women to parachute on Sunday afternoons.
~The owner of every hotel in Hastings, Nebraska, is required to provide each guest with a clean and pressed nightshirt. No couple, even if they are married, may sleep together in the nude. Nor may they have sex unless they are wearing one of these clean, white cotton nightshirts.
~Helena, Montana, mandates that a woman can't dance on a table in a saloon or bar unless she has on at least three pounds, two ounces of clothing.
~A state law in Illinois mandates that all bachelors should be called master, not mister, when addressed by their female counterparts.
~An excerpt from brilliant Kentucky state legislation. "No female shall appear in a bathing suit on any highway within this state unless she be escorted by at least two officers or unless she be armed with a club".
~Any couple making out inside a vehicle, and accidentally sounding the horn during their lustful act, may be taken to jail according to a Liberty Corner, New Jersey law.
~In Los Angeles, California, a man is legally entitled to beat his wife with a leather belt or strap, but the belt can't be wider than 2 inches, unless he has his wife's consent to beat her with a wider strap. Consent should be given prior to the event, as is carefully stipulated.
~In Maryville, Missouri, women are prohibited from wearing corsets because "The privilege of admiring the curvaceous, unencumbered body of a young woman should not be denied to the normal, red-blooded American male."
~In Michigan, a woman isn't allowed to cut her own hair without her husband's permission.
~In Nevada sex without a condom is considered illegal.
~In Norfolk, Virginia, a woman can't go out without wearing a corset. (There was a civil-service job-for men only-called a corset inspector.)
~In Oxford, Ohio, it's illegal for a woman to strip off her clothing while standing in front of a man's picture.
~In hotels in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, every room is required to have twin beds. And the beds must always be a minimum of two feet apart when a couple rents a room for only one night. And it's illegal to make love on the floor between the beds!
~A Tremonton, Utah law states that no woman is allowed to have sex with a man while riding in an ambulance. In addition to normal charges, the woman's name will be published in the local newspaper. The man does not receive any punishment.
~Utah state legislation outlaws all sex with anyone but your spouse. Next to that adultery, oral and anal sex, masturbation are considered sodomy and can lead to imprisonment. Sex with an animal - unless performed for profit - however is NOT considered sodomy. Polygamy - provided only the missionary position has been applied - is only a misdemeanor.
~The only acceptable sexual position in Washington D.C. is the missionary-style position. Any other sexual position is considered illegal.
~In Willowdale, Oregon no man may curse while having sex with his wife. (Phew! I guess being the wife if I should ever visit I am ok)
~In the state of Washington there is a law against having sex with a virgin under any circumstances. (Including the wedding night). (Road Trip!)
~In Bahrain, a male doctor may legally examine a woman's genitals, but is prohibited from looking directly at them during the examination. He may only see their reflection in a mirror.
~Muslims are banned from looking at the genitals of a corpse. This also applies to undertakers; the sex organs of the deceased must be covered with a brick or piece of wood at all times.
~The penalty for masturbation in Indonesia is decapitation.
~In Santa Cruz, Bolivia, it is illegal for a man to have sex with a woman and her daughter at the same time. (I presume this was a big enough Problem that they had to pass this law?)
~In Maryland, it is illegal to sell condoms from vending machines with one exception: prophylactics may be dispensed from a vending machine only "in places where alcoholic beverages are sold for consumption on the premises."
~In the quiet town of Connorsville, Wisconsin, it's illegal for a man to shoot off a gun when his female partner has an orgasm.
~It is illegal for a man to drink with a woman in an Edmonton beer parlour in Alberta. (Forget about first base!)
~You are not allowed to wear a bathing suit while "loitering, playing or indulging in a sunbath" in any park or on the beach in Victoria. (It says nothing about birthday suits!)