by Tim Sun
Is Sperm Nutritious or Fattening? One morning in Bucharest during breakfast, one of my friends just out of the blue asked everyone this question. Surprisingly, no on knew the answer. Sperm, despite its important DNA material, is not particularly nutritious or fattening. The average ejaculation is approximately one teaspoon, and it contains somewhere between two to three hundred million sperm. But they only contain five to six calories in total. The calories are derived from protein, enzymes, and sugars that are secreted into semen by the prostate gland to provide the sperm with the energy to swim.
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by Katherine Buck
From the beginning, vampires were more than just devils of darkness. They were symbols, used to express what wasn’t acceptable. Before Bram Stoker’s Dracula, vampires were anything but attractive or sexually appealing. They were dead men feeding on the living. But Dracula gave them more meaning, and vampires were used as a metaphor for Victorian views on sex. In Victorian times, sex was seen as dangerous and not to be spoken of. Women were supposed to be chaste and nurturing, and female vampires were the complete opposite of the Victorian ideal. They were seductive predators. They were beautiful as well. As times changed, male vampires became attractive and more alluring, too, fitting the image of a dangerous man who is able to seduce innocent girls. by Grace Shen
I once read an entertaining essay called “A Tale of Two Brains,” in which the author compares the brains of men and women and concludes that men’s brains are made up of boxes. Each box is connected to only one thing, such as a car, job, money. When men think about something they just open that particular box in their brain and cannot think about anything else. The brain of a woman, on the other hand, is like a ball of wires in which everything is connected to everything else, like an internet superhighway, and driven by emotion. This is the reason why women remember everything and men don’t. Moreover, men’s brains also contain a “nothing box,” which happens to be their favorite. Research has shown that men have the ability to think about absolutely nothing. Women can never understand this and it drives them crazy! by Tina Chang
When it comes to finding a Mr. Right, I have the most intricate and bewildering list of prerequisites for my spouse, and whether you agree to it or not, you cannot deny that I am simply putting nature’s rules of romance into action! Rule number one: first impressions are the key to success. As humans, we are often judgmental about the appearance of our admirers. A 5’ 11" man with dark wavy hair wearing an Armani suit and an expensive Rolex is much more appealing than a man who’s 5’ 5" with greasy unwashed hair and braces with a piece of broccoli stuck in them. Peacocks, too, make an important first impression for their potential mates. Male peacocks spread their tail feathers to impress the females, and the most beautiful peacock gets the girl! by Karen Lin
When we think of Japan we think of a country that leads the world in many respects, or a highly developed society full of well-educated people. The Japanese are especially well known for their loyalty to their companies and long working hours. They are also known as a serious people who seldom reveal their emotions. But it is also interesting that Japan is the home of one other, much more controversial industry: the porno industry. How do we explain this? Olfactophilia or osmolagnia is a paraphilia for, and sexual attraction to, or sexual arousal by smells and odors emanating from the body, especially the sexual areas.
by Wendy Chen Every time I think of you, Sebastien, I can’t help but start breathing hard; I miss your scent. I miss the pleasant natural fragrance of your body so much it’s becoming unbearable. I want to breathe in your scent so badly that I’m inhaling harder and harder, but the more I do it the more disappointed I become! If you’re not around, all that’s entering my nostrils is cold air and banal odors that make me want to sneeze. |
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