(from the series The History of Sex, the History Channel)

* Starting with the 1st Dynasty of China (the Hsia family), around 1750 BC, the Chinese expression for intercourse was "clouds and rain." This metaphor described heaven making love with the earth, and represented perfect order, perfect balance. [Hmm. So if the missus told hubby she didn't ( Read more... )

I owe you all a massive apology. I don't know where my mind has been. We haven't talked dirty since mid-August! I beg your forgiveness, and offer up this collection of unusual laws from across our globe. [*Dynastic disclaimer: I have no idea if these laws are truth, exaggerations, or outright lies, and haven't the free time to find out. Nor am ( Read more... )

And awaaaaaaaaaaay we go ( Read more... )

Lettuce was thought to be the favorite food of the god of fertility, Min. (He was depicted as a man with an erect penis, wearing a feathered crown and carrying a flail.) Lettuce was his sacred plant and an aphrodisiac to the ancient Egyptians-this particular species of lettuce was tall, straight and secreted a milky substance when pressed. [I ( Read more... )

Erotica. The Nile River. What do these two things have in common? They both flowed freely through all levels of ancient Egyptian society for centuries. Throughout dynastic eras, sexuality in Egypt was open and untainted by guilt ( Read more... )

More cool stuff. Keep building those worlds out there ( Read more... )

Bath houses weren’t the only benefits back then. These notes make world-building a hell of a lot easier, don’t they? I knew you’d agree ( Read more... )

During the early Middle Ages, it was possible to be a "born-again virgin." Women wanting to become nuns could be publicly declared consecrated virgins, even after being married and bearing children ( Read more... )