F.Y.I.

[rlin]

Having sex 3 times a week burns 7500 calories per year. That's the equivalent of jogging 75 miles (120.675 km). The more intense the sex, the more calories are burnt: up to 10,000 calories annually.

[waxnrope]

Originally Posted by rlin

Having sex 3 times a week burns 7500 calories per year. That's the equivalent of jogging 75 miles (120.675 km). The more intense the sex, the more calories are burnt: up to 10,000 calories annually.

wonder why I'm losing weight ... it ain't from joggin', either

[rlin]

The first on-screen kiss between two members of the same sex was in Cecil B. DeMille’s 1922 Manslaughter

[StillettoDoll]

Recycling one glass jar saves enough energy to watch TV for 3 hours.

[StillettoDoll]

Before the advent of clocks, we used sundials. In the northern hemisphere, the shadows rotated in the direction we now call "clockwise." The clock hands were built to mimic the natural movement of the sun. If clocks had been invented in the southern hemisphere, "clockwise" would mean just the opposite.

[StillettoDoll]

The words, "Mardi Gras", is in the French language. Broken down, the words are, "Mardi", French for "Tuesday". "Gras", in French, means "Fat". In translating French to English, the last word spoken should be, (more or less) the first word translated. Therefore following this loose rule, the translation comes to mean, "Fat Tuesday".

[StillettoDoll]

Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.

The word gymnasium comes from the Greek word gymnos, which means naked. In ancient times athletes practiced in the nude to the accompaniment of music. They also performed naked at the Olympic Games. Women were not allowed to participate or even to attend as spectators.

[StillettoDoll]

Exciting new plants for 2011
These are goureous Blue Zebra primrose


"Pretty much Picasso" Petunia

This is the Blue Mystique orchid Blaze said there has never been a blue orchid. Blaze was a avid Orchid grower for many years .The show stopper orchid premired in January of this year. AT the world's largest plant show

Just wanted to share that .

[girl_dee]

A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes.

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by sassy_girl

A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes.

Besides humans, pigs and dolphins are the only other creatures to have sex for pleasure. It's discussed that one or two species of primates also do so, but that's still under study.

[StillettoDoll]

It is against the law to mispronounce the name of the State of Arkansas in that State.

[StillettoDoll]

In Texas, it is still a "hanging offense" to steal cattle.

[AtLast]

There was a bona fide tornado in Northern California yesterday.

[StillettoDoll]

On the planet of seven billion people- the population we'll reach in 2011.
Who is the most typical human?
According to statistics: a 28 yr old Han Chinese male, the world's largest age bracket is 28, the largest ethic group is Han, and, 1.3 billion people, the most populous nation is china.
By 2030, china will loses it's top population status, and the most typical human face will be Indian.

[StillettoDoll]

Cotton, rags and paper take 6 months to break down.

If you chopped down a 15 yrs old tree and used it to make paper grocery bags, wou'd wind up with about 700. That's roughly the number of bags your local supermarket goes through in a hour.

Sexual social behavior
Sexual intercourse plays a major role in Bonobo society observed in captivity, being used as what some scientists perceive as a greeting, a means of conflict resolution, and post-conflict reconciliation. Bonobos are the only non-human animal to have been observed engaging in all of the following sexual activities: face-to-face genital sex, tongue kissing, and oral sex[34] (although a pair of Western Gorillas has been photographed performing face to face genital sex[35]). In scientific literature, the female-female behavior of touching genitals together is often referred to as GG rubbing or genital-genital rubbing. The sexual activity happens within the immediate family as well as outside it. Bonobos do not form permanent relationships with individual partners. They also do not seem to discriminate in their sexual behavior by sex or age, with the possible exception of abstaining from sexual intercourse between mothers and their adult sons; some observers believe these pairings are taboo. When Bonobos come upon a new food source or feeding ground, the increased excitement will usually lead to communal sexual activity, presumably decreasing tension and encouraging peaceful feeding.[36]
Bonobo males occasionally engage in various forms of male-male genital behavior.[37][38] In one form, two males hang from a tree limb face-to-face while "penis fencing".[39][40] This also may occur when two males rub their penises together while in face-to-face position. Another form of genital interaction, called "rump rubbing", occurs to express reconciliation between two males after a conflict, when they stand back-to-back and rub their scrotal sacs together. Takayoshi Kano observed similar practices among Bonobos in the natural habitat.
Bonobo females also engage in female-female genital behavior, possibly to bond socially with each other, thus forming a female nucleus of Bonobo society. The bonding among females enables them to dominate Bonobo society. Although male Bonobos are individually stronger, they cannot stand alone against a united group of females.[40] Adolescent females often leave their native community to join another community. Sexual bonding with other females establishes these new females as members of the group. This migration mixes the Bonobo gene pools, providing genetic diversity.
Bonobo reproductive rates are not any higher than that of the Common Chimpanzee.[36] Female Bonobos carry and nurse their young for five years and can give birth every five to six years. Compared to Common Chimpanzees, Bonobo females resume the genital swelling cycle much sooner after giving birth, enabling them to rejoin the sexual activities of their society. Also, Bonobo females who are sterile or too young to reproduce still engage in sexual activity.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonobo

[Scorp]

The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for blood plasma?

[foxyshaman]

In Alberta it is still illegal to drive:

a) while wearing a housecoat; and

b) barefoot.

And I would imagine that both together would be scandulous...

[StillettoDoll]

It is traditional to eat fish on Good Friday instead of meat.