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Top 10 Odd Facts about Condoms
Condoms are widely used to prevent pregnancy and STDs. They can be bought in convenience stores, drug marts, grocery stores and are readily available in health clinics. Here are ten odd facts about condoms that will have your head spinning. Enjoy reading and think twice before doing something you would regret.
10. Condoms Are Ancient
The very first condom was discovered in a cave in France and is 12-15,000 years old. The oldest non-destroyed condom was discovered in Lund, Sweden and was made from big intestine and dates back to 1640. It’s still reusable, but who would want to use a condom that was used by another guy. Disgusting! The interesting thing about this condom is that it came with a user manual written in Latin…..recommended to be washed in warm milk to avoid disease.
9. Condoms Were Once Not Readily Available
Yes, you heard the statement right. It was once available by prescription only in the United States. Even with prescriptions, they weren’t easy to get unless you were a man who liked to hire escorts. Condoms were only made available in the U.S. via vending machines in 1928.
8. Russia Distributed 100,000 Condoms for the Sochi Olympics
According to TMZ reports, Olympic officials had distributed 100,000 condoms to athletes in the Olympic Village in an effort to prevent HIV and AIDS. There were about 2,800 athletes at the Sochi Olympics. If the condoms were distributed to each athlete equally, each one would get 35 condoms…to be used over a period of 16 days. Surprised? ESPN once described the Olympics as one big sex fest where athletes party hard and have lots of sex once their competitions are over.
7. Condoms were Developed to Prevent Syphilis
In the 1500s, an Italian man by the name of Gabrielle Falloppio wrote a paper on syphilis. It was regarded as a French disease, a name we’ll leave up to you to decide about the meaning. It was a common killer at this time and Falloppio performed the first reported test using linen sheaths. A test that included 1,100 participants found that men did not contract syphilis with the condom.
6. Condoms Were Once Reusable
In the 17th century, condoms were manufactured using animal intestines. They were quite expensive and most people would prefer to use rather than buy a new one. It wasn’t until the 19th century that a single condom cost came down. This coincided with the invention of the rubber vulcanization by Charles Goodyear and Thomas Hancock in 1844. If you’re wonder what the costs associated with these condoms were – it was an equivalent to an escort’s several months pay in the United States.
5. Condoms Are Not 99% Effective
80% is the average effectiveness of a condom in preventing STDs and pregnancy. Shocking? Well, effectiveness in ideal use is roughly 97%. Most of us do not make the best out of it and do not always follow the instructions. In 18% of cases we commit errors such as not grabbing the condoms base when pulling out, not checking expiry dates or touching the outside with our penis before inserting.
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