*What Do You Know?

About the human male reproductive system...

Cold showers boost the production of sex hormones in both men and women.

Men's testosterone levels are highest in summer and at dawn.

The steroid androstenol is one of the male pheromones that attracts women. Production of androstenol increases by 500% during December, which results in a larger proportion of September babies.

Some men's non-erect penises are always full of blood and do not increase in size during an erection. Some penises become more than ten times their normal size when erect.

Human penises reach adult size around the age of seventeen.

An ejaculation contains between 5 and 15 calories. The average speed of ejaculation is 17 mph, and the average distance is 6.9 inches.

The penis and clitoris develop from the same fetal tissue.

The word "honeymoon" comes from an Anglo-Saxon tradition where the newlywed couple would drink a mead rich with honey for a lunar month following their wedding. As a reputed aphrodisiac, honey was thought to increase fertility.

Viagra was originally meant to help angina patients. It relaxes certain tissues of the penis to allow more blood to flow.

Only 1% of heart attacks are triggered by sex.

According to the Kinsey report, standing is the least popular sexual position.

In the USA, most sex takes place at 10:34 p.m.

Posted by Jennifer at September 8, 2003 01:05 AM

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