10 Sex Facts You Didn’t Know

As a nation, we love Stephen Fry and his QI Elves who bring us factoids to blow your mind every week. Did you know that a female chimpanzee in a fit of passion has the strength of six men? They did! Now, the makers of QI have put their research to the test and have produced a brand new book 1,227 Quite Interesting Facts to Blow Your Socks Off – and we can’t wait.

Here are 10 sex facts you didn’t know, taken from the book which was released last week.

DID YOU KNOW? A female ferret will die if she doesn’t have sex for a year.

DID YOU KNOW? 1 in 10 European babies is conceived on an IKEA bed.

DID YOU KNOW? The German word for contraceptive is schwangerschaftsverhütungsmittel. The name itself is enough to put you off!

DID YOU KNOW? A single human male produces enough sperm in two weeks to fertilise every single woman on the planet.

DID YOU KNOW? 7 Viagra tablets are sold each second. We don’t know how many are actually used – perhaps that’s a question for book two.

DID YOU KNOW? The founder of match.com, Gary Kremen, lost his girlfriend to a man she met on match.com.

DID YOU KNOW? A single sperm contains 37.5 MB of DNA information. One ejaculation represents a data transfer of 15,875 GB, equivalent to the combined capacity of 62 MacBook Pro laptops. Say that one ten times fast.

DID YOU KNOW? Gymnophoria is the sense that someone is mentally undressing you.

DID YOU KNOW? The “G-spot” was nearly called the Whipple Tickle- after Professor Beverley Whipple, who coined the expression that we know today. Personally I rather like it; whipple tickle sounds like a cute euphemism you might use to talk about your naughty bits while down at the pub.

DID YOU KNOW? The best-selling work of fiction of the 15th century was “The Tale of the Two Lovers,” an erotic novel by the man who later became Pope Pius II.

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Anastasia Filipenko is a health and wellness psychologist, dermatolist and a freelance writer. She frequently covers beauty and skincare, food trends and nutrition, health and fitness and relationships. When she's not trying out new skincare products, you'll find her taking a cycling class, doing yoga, reading in the park, or trying a new recipe.

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