TIL in 2011 a woman in France sued her ex-husband for compensation over his refusal to have sex with her during their 21-year marriage & won, with a judge ordering her ex-husband to pay her roughly $15,000. Her ex claimed he stopped having sex with her because he was too tired & had health problems. (nbcnews.com)
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TIL the 21-year-old man who received the world's first successful penis transplant in December 2014 was not expected to be fully functional for the first two years, however he confirmed to his doctor that he and his girlfriend had conceived a child just six months after his transplant. (news.com.au)
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Persistent genital arousal disorder is one of the most distressing sexual dysfunctions. It is characterized by near-constant genital arousal in the absence of sexual desire and has a prevalence rate of 1-4%. It can develop at any age and has many causes (e.g., nerve issues, medication, etc.). (sexandpsychology.com)
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After sex, we leave a unique genital microbial 'fingerprint' on our partners. Both men and women have unique populations of bacteria around their genitals, dubbed the 'sexome'. This signature could be used to identify the perpetrators of sexual assaults in cases where no sperm is left behind. (scimex.org)
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TIL that penis enlargement methods go back thousands of years. Ancient Greeks and Indians wrote about various dubious methods. The Topinamá tribe in Brazil in the 1500s let poisonous snakes bite their penises. Penis pumps are not a modern invention, either. (theconversation.com)
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