Condoms: the greatest thing to ever happen in the
history of sex without (quite as many) consequences,
but how much do you know about your latex saviors?
Feel free to whip these factoids out the next time
you’re struggling to come up with something to talk
about at the bar, ’cause that won’t be weird.
1. Magnum condoms are only .32 inches longer than
regular ones.
2. In 2012, Durex provided over 150,000 condoms to
athletes at the London Olympics.
3. The first artistic rendering of a condom was in the
French cave Grotte des Combarelles roughly
12,000-15,000 years ago.
4. Don’t worry, lambskin condoms aren’t made from
lambs’ skin. They’re made from their intestines!
5. Among single people, one in three acts of vaginal
intercourse involve a condom. When sharing this fact
with someone you’re attracted to, try not to call it
“vaginal intercourse.”
6. Only 39% of high school students are taught how
to properly put on a condom.
7. Female condoms can be inserted up to eight hours
before sex.
8. September 16 is Global Female Condom Day.
9. Condoms are strictly regulated by the FDA. Just like
Advil.
10. All condoms undergo rigorous testing including
water and air inflation tests as well as an electronic
hole inspection. The robots keep your condoms safe.
11. Storing condoms in your wallet might be a great
way to feel like James Dean (or Deen), but it’s also a
great way to damage them.
12. Get psyched, vegans — you can buy condoms that
are completely animal product free! Not including,
y’know, for the lamb intestine ones.
13. Over 30 million free “NYC Condoms” are given out
to New Yorkers every year…28 million of them to
Derek Jeter.
14. Condoms come in a variety of exciting flavors,
even BACON!
15. While in World War I, the U.S. and Britain were
the only countries in the European conflict that didn’t
provide troops with condoms. They recorded over
400,000 cases of syphilis and gonorrhea.
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16. World War II marked the first war in which
condoms were given to American troops.
17. Zac Efron’s mom once bought him condoms for
Christmas.
18. Condoms weren’t allowed to be advertised at all
’til 1918.
19. …and the first condom commercial burst onto the
scene November 17, 1991, during an airing of
“ Herman’s Head.”
20. A condom company executive mm thin, which is very thin.
24. In 2013 Bill and Melinda Gates received 812
entries in their “Build a Better Condom” competition. The 11 finalists received $100,000 each to make their wildest condom dreams come true.
25. The average condom user is between 18 and 24
years old.

Good info

Good information