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10 Facts About NXIVM and The Vow, HBO's True Crime Docuseries

Sarah Edmondson in a scene from The Vow (2020).

10 Facts About NXIVM and The Vow, HBO's True Crime Docuseries

17 Euphemisms for Sex From the 1800s

He's probably suggesting they engage in some amorous congress.

17 Euphemisms for Sex From the 1800s

The Grandson of Warren G. Harding's Mistress Wants to Prove His Presidential Lineage—By Exhuming Harding's Body

Warren G. Harding looking dapper in June 1920.

The Grandson of Warren G. Harding's Mistress Wants to Prove His Presidential Lineage—By Exhuming Harding's Body

A Stroke of Genius: New Research Shows That Sperm Don’t Slither—They Corkscrew

Sperm have been duping us for nearly 350 years.

A Stroke of Genius: New Research Shows That Sperm Don’t Slither—They Corkscrew

New Study Suggests That Raphael Died from Bloodletting and Pneumonia—Not Syphilis

Fever in the mornin', fever all through the night.

20 Eye-Opening Facts About Eyes Wide Shut

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Map Shows How Everyone Blamed Syphilis on Everyone Else

Portrait of Gerard de Lairesse by Rembrandt van Rijn. De Lairesse, a painter and art theorist, had congenital syphilis that deformed his face and eventually blinded him.

Study: Women Are Less Attracted to Men Who Have Cats In Their Dating Profile Pics

Cats can ruin a relationship before it even gets started, according to science.

10 Surprising Facts About Alfred Kinsey

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When Ohio Outlawed Seduction

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Graham Crackers Were Invented to Combat the Evils of Coffee, Alcohol, and Masturbation

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The Horrors of Anglerfish Mating

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The Reason So Many Babies Are Conceived in Winter

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9 Surprising Facts About the Scientific Study of Sex

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A Tasty History of Edible Underwear

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Honey Bees Can Get STDs, Too

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