I've collected these little bits of information in my research into sexuality an d I thought they'd be interesting to know.

This is the female edition, with deta ils normally pertaining to those of the fairer sex. 1. The average age of puberty in females has dropped from 17 to 12 over the last 150 years and there are 3 correlated theories as to why. First, the increase in daily stress that modern society forces children to be aware of is linked to th e onset of puberty (known as the psychosocial acceleration theory). Second, the increase in frequency of girls who grow up around unrelated men (not their biolo gical father or brother) influences the trend further (American Journal of Human Biology, 2006). Third, the problem of childhood obesity is a clear factor in th e onset of puberty, with the amount of fat on a child's hips signaling the repro ductive system to kick into gear. 2. Humans are the only mammals whose breasts are prominent when they are not nur sing. All other mammals' breasts expand when they are nursing and contract when their young grow past that stage. The reason for this could be that we need that extra fat for emergency nutrition OR... 3. Human breasts may have developed to mimic buttocks. We know that the preferre d mating style of most mammals is from behind, where the shape and color of anim al buttocks is a beacon of fertility, but as humans grew to walk upright, our ma ting style changed too. Thus, the female breasts mimic the shape of buttocks (a theory by Desmond Morris) as we perform coitus face to face. It's no wonder we f ind both equally arousing. 4. A mother's breast milk changes in composition to suit her infant's age. The a ge-specific "formula" of breast milk helps the infant develop with the right nut rients needed at its stage of development. This is actually something that Swedi sh doctors know already, as breast milk banks in Sweden collect, categorize and distribute their milk by infant age. This makes you wish other countries would c atch on to this trend like they did with Ikea. 5. There is a 5% chance for a human to be born with a 3rd nipple. They usually d evelop along the "milk line" which runs from the armpit, through the chest and d own to the inner thigh, but they can occasionally pop up anywhere. Lily Allen ha s one. So does Mark Wahlberg. In the case an owner develops breast cancer, it is most likely to occur around the 3rd nipple. (New England Journal of Medicine, 2 005) 6. Women with a large size differential between breasts are more likely to devel op breast cancer. "Asymmetrical breasts could prove to be reliable indicators of future breast disease in women and this factor should be considered in a woman' s risk profile." (Breast Cancer Research, 2006) We humans are attracted to symme try and health, so it is convenient that an off-balance pair of breasts might tu rn a man off. 7. Women with wide hips and thin waists are, in fact, more fertile. Their bodies contain 30% more of the hormone estradiol than average (Ellison & Lipson, 2004) . Estradiol plays a huge part in the sexual development and functioning of a wom an and 30% more means that a woman is about 3 times more likely to get pregnant. 8. Curvy mothers have smarter kids. With data from the National Center for Healt h Statistics, two scientists discerned that women with a waist-to-hip ratio of 7 or 8-to-10 tend to have kids who score higher on intelligence tests. This is mo st likely due to the prevalence of fatty acids that help develop a fetus' brain. (Lassek & Gaulin, 2007) 9. The occurrence of pubic lice ("crabs") has reduced since the Brazilian wax be came popularized. It makes a lot of sense, too. Just like deforestation kills an

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10. In the 18th century, there was another term for vagina: "hey nonny-no." Can' t wait to hear that one on the street. Here are a few bonus facts: - Most girls do not actually ovulate until a year or two after their first perio d. Right now the common misconception is that once you start your periods, you'r e fertile. - The protein responsible for signaling puberty in girls is called "kisspeptin," named after Hershey Kisses. - The average breast size has increased from 34B to 36C over the last 10 years. - Males can lactate under extreme starvation. - Newborns can also lactate because their bodies are flooded with hormones passe d on to them from their mother. - Tampons were a hard sell in the 1920's until marketers developed a way for wom en to pay for them without talking to a clerk. Thus, it became one of the first self-service products in American retail history. (Heinrich & Batchelor, 2004)