12 surprising historical facts about sex

If you think you are naughty, you should learn what made the Romans, the French and the Scots in previous centuries. It turns petting party for "stone dildos penis rings Merisi or goat, were part of the culture sexuality last thing you can say about them is underwhelming

We may think we live in an era where it is open and sexually liberal, but compared to the Romans, the French and the Russians, it seems we are conservatives. is very. Here are ten fascinating historical facts about sex, make you raise an eyebrow, and a little jealous.

1. Russian Empire in the 18th century employed a "tickling feet" to turn it on: Ekaterina II also knownCatherine the Great, hired the services of servants who were responsible to stimulate her sexually through her feet, and it turns out that besides tickling, the servants would tell her and Czarinas other pornographic stories playful, helping them to come on before they met their husbands or lovers.

1. The first coke ring were made of goat's lashes: the penis ring wearing the penis in order to inhibit the flow of blood to and from the penis and thus maintain an erection long. Around the year 1200 the rings were very popular in China, and have been prepared Merisi goats. They say eyelashes heightened arousal as pleasant tickle caused around the organ, and we are surprised that we found these rings on eBay, but some argue it is still possible to purchase them. Kinky.

1. The first dildos were made of stone: Pin Ancient stone is one of the oldest sex toys ever found, discovered and first recorded in Germany. He is estimated that more than 28,000 years - and how does this fit with the creation of the world to ask us. According to archaeologists, the following versions of leather robes glass dildos to make them soft, warmer, and we can only say thanks to science and progress invented medical silicone.

1. "petting parties" were popular in the 20s: young women in their 20s of the 19th century, there were feminist glory in our opinion, rejected the sexual puritanism imposed upon them by their families and they tend to go away from home party for petting " . Today, by the way, these parties were called swinger orgies or, as the only difference petting reasons not included penetration. The parties were organized and superbly organized and were participating in men and women who wanted to hug, kiss, cuddle and fondle each other without knocking too much expense.

1. hardcore pornography was always: Almost immediately after the invention of the camera, over a hundred years ago, some of the wonderful device usage and innovative photo included nude photos and selling them openly thing done discreetly, of course. No naked pictures showed just kind of romantic and gentle, but also scenes of "tough" more, including lesbian sex was not so acceptable at all.

2. Victorian doctors were masturbating their sands: "Hysteria" was considered a feminine Victorian difficult and serious problem in women, which required medical treatment. Today Hysteria "is defined as anxiety, irritability and other symptoms of psychological distress, but in the past it was convenient to think that women are the only ones who suffer from them. You try living under patriarchal oppression limits, and see how healthy you leave it. In any case, doctors discovered that hysterical symptoms can get temporary relief from the so-called "finger massage basin" - "finger pelvic massage", expeditions were women who causes hysteria "increased (orgasm of course), then relax.

1. sex clubs were popular in the 18th century: one of the most popular and famous clubs on the date the species was "beggar of an attempt to" men-only club was located in St. Andrews, Scotland. His friends would meet and read dirty books together as "Fanny Hill", an erotic book of John Cleland considered classics, and then continue having sex with random girls. Numbers initiation to the club masturbation was common into a bowl and drinking glasses in the form of a penis. Hopefully not asked them to drink what was in the bowl.

1. brothels in Rome were terribly popular: about 300 years before Christ, during its flowering, the Roman Empire had about 45 brothels. They were open only in the afternoon, because if there were open in the morning, people were not going to work. Prostitution was completely legal in Rome and was to have sex both men and women equally, and it was believed that the number of sex workers was 32,000. Penis-shaped road signs were directed his way from those seeking satisfaction and pleasure, and they remained silent testimony to the openness had sex empire.

1. Special chips would mark the desired sexual activity; and more about Rome. To defeat the language barrier of soldiers stationed throughout the empire, the soldiers were given tokens - Special chips - which they were minted variety of sexual activities, which the soldiers were asked to choose what they want. The soldiers would come with chips to the brothels, where they were presenting them and demonstrate their actual positions.

1. Women of Rome Gladiators were used by the sweat of sexual odor: Rome final. If our minds are drawn to the smell of sweat give Ben Zogcn in particular and kinky, know that you do not own. The Romans, who used soap were clean themselves by applying oil and then scratching the body using a special tool called "Strig'il". What was coming out of it was a mixture of body fat and oil, which contained the oil smell and the smell of sweat and dirt of a gladiator. Overall a pleasant sound. Roman women next to them was the means, would acquire the best their money's sweaty body oils burly men, and they are used by the body lotion or lubricant during intercourse. Clock definitely.

2. Women medieval virgin Test, levels were " medieval women were asked to keep their virginity until marriage, which is not foreign to us today, but it turns out plastic surgery to mend the hymen that exist today would become so by leeches. Women who had sex before marriage, learned through dedicated instructors how to heal the hymen, when some of the methods included introducing of leeches penis under the wedding day, so that they suck the blood from the area, as they form a crust. Thus, when the penetration will be deemed wedding day wife falls blood - and you have a virgin.

1. "Legal impotence" were commonplace in France: In the 16th century France, it was very difficult for women to divorce their husbands, unless they can prove that the latter are not able to satisfy them sexually, which constituted sufficient grounds for divorce. Therefore, women who wanted to divorce filed in court impotent complaints about their husbands, who had to go to court and prove to the jury that they can or can not function. The examination included masturbation in front of the relevant factors and having sex with the woman, to prove his point that it is operating, or claim that he did not. So it seems that courts were slightly more juicy than today.