Sexual reproduction

HISTORY

In ancient Greece, there were drawings of sex scenes on the bottoms of children's plates to keep them amused after they finished their meal.

In 1075 Archbishop Lanfranc ordered that English priests must give up sex. (But married priests could keep their wives). In Normandy, the Archbishop of Rouen was stoned by an angry mob after a similar ban.

The 1948 Kinsey Report, the first nationwide sex survey, found that one in four men admitted to having had sex with prostitutes, one in five women had had an extra-marital affair, and 20 per cent of men and women said they’d had a homosexual experience. The findings caused shock and outrage, both because they challenged conventional beliefs about sexuality and because they discussed subjects that had previously been taboo.

The 1948 first edition of Sexual Behavior in the Human Male, the first Kinsey Report

In May 1960 the Food and Drug Administration approved the sale and use of Enovid  — the first mass pharmaceutical form of what is now simply known as "The Pill." Though originally prescribed only for married women, The Pill was the chemical agent for making the sexual revolution possible. It made sex outside of marriage far easier to conceal, lowering the social cost of extramarital and premarital sex. The Pill became the leading form of contraception and continues to be the focus of controversy.

The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred and Wilma Flintstone.

In 1970 less than one woman in four aged under 45 approved of pre-marital sex. But by 1984 only 28% thought brides should be virgins.

FUN SEX FACTS

Singapore has has a holiday for sex to increase the national birthrate - It's called National Night.

Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure.

The average child is exposed to nearly 15,000 sexual references per year, including innuendos and jokes.

The physical exertion most people experience when having sex is similar to walking up two flights of stairs.

Sex for one hour will burn off 11 Hershey Kisses, or 360 calories.

A global poll of 317,000 people by Durex found that the Japanese have the least sex in the world, getting amorous just 45 times a year. By contrast, Britons notch up 118 times a year, while the global average is 103.

Billy Bob Thornton cheated on his then-wife Angelina Jolie with the therapist he was seeing about his sex addiction.

In California, animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.

Most insect noises you hear are them either mating or asking for sex from females.

After mating, a pair of love bugs can stay stuck together, even in flight, for several days.

A male porcupine urinates on the female to let her know that it's time for mating.

Pandas in captivity lose interest in mating - so they are shown videos of other pandas having sex to encourage them to mate.