5 Things you Didn’t Know About Condoms
Posted on May 29th, 2008 by admin
- Condoms have appeared in cave paintings - the main in the paintings may have been wearing it as part of a ritual, protection against pregnancy or protection against an STD.
- Condoms used to be available only by prescription - back then it was common for doctors to only prescribe condoms to men so they can protect themselves from prostitutues, but not to women.
- The oldest rubber condoms date back to 1855 - condom fragments, made from the guts of animals, were discovered and believed to be distributed to slow the spread of venereal diseases during the English Civil Wars.
- Condoms have been sold in vending machines since 1928 - celebrating it’s 80th anniversary this year!
- Invisible condoms may be next - actually it would be a gel hardened at increased temperatures.
Read the full article by Ross Bonander at http://www.askmen.com/toys/special_feature_150/194_special_feature.html



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