Yes, the Plant is Now Extinct

Ancient Romans had an effective natural contraceptive: a plant called silphium. The shape of the seed is where we get the traditional heart shape that we all recognize as a symbol of love.

The Romans harvested so much silphium that it went extinct, and now we’re not even sure exactly what type of plant it was.

This is Why You Don't Drink the Water

There’s an Egyptian creation myth that states that the universe was the result of the ejaculation of the god Atum. To honor Atum, some Pharaohs would ceremonially ejaculate into the Nile.

Some Women Are Just Super Producers

The Milky Way supposedly got its name because it was formed when the Greek goddess Hera sprayed her breast milk into the sky.

The Rubber Police

In the 1880s, Anthony Comstock started confiscating people’s dildos and other sex toys in the United States. He referred to them as “immoral rubber goods,” and in 1882, he confiscated 64,836 pounds of illicit material.

Coochy, Coochy, Coo!

Foot tickling was used in the Muscovite palaces and courts for centuries as a means of arousal. Many of the Czarinas (Catherine the Great, Anna Ivanovna, and others) loved it. In fact, it was so popular that eunuchs and women were employed as full time foot ticklers.

While the ticklers performed their task, they often told bawdy stories and sang obscene ballads. This was done to get the ladies into the mood for liaisons with their husbands or lovers.

The History of the Vibrator

The vibrator was created to treat Hysteria. Why? Doctors were taking too long to manually stimulate women. Shortly after it’s invention, the vibrator became the largest selling household appliance.