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Nobody puts Nomi in a corner.

“Showgirls” was one of the biggest box-office bombs of the 1990s, but this 1995 erotic drama about an exotic dancer turned Vegas showgirl has since become the stuff of midnight movie gold.

Garin Pirnia






Penguins mate with a "cloacal kiss."

From critter-killing copulation to beautiful “bladder songs,” here are some of the strangest facts about sex in the animal kingdom.

Jon Mayer, Bethel Afful




Flickr User Stephen Childs

Fans of '90s alternative music may recall King Missile's big single, "Detachable Penis." While the song may have been silly, it turns out than in the animal world, the idea isn't all that bizarre—at least not to the sea slug Chromodoris reticulata.

Jill Harness