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Did Socrates have a homosexual relationship with an Athenian statesman?
There are many conflicting accounts as to whether the Athenian statesman Alcibiades was a lover of Socrates. The Wikipedia page on Alcibiades' depiction in culture states:
"Alcibiades also ...
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Do sex differences in hormone cycles make 9-5 workdays better suited to men?
Some people claim that men and women typically have different hormonal cycles, and that the 9-5 workday was designed for, and is better suited for, men.
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Were a married couple in Missouri arrested in the 1990s for sodomy due to a private act of oral sex?
From an essay by Terre Thaemlitz first published online in 2002:
It was less than ten years ago that a married husband and wife from Missouri were arrested on charges of sodomy when a concerned ...
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Is capsaicin (found in chili peppers) an aphrodisiac?
Various web-sites claim that consuming capsaicin (the chemical found in chili peppers which makes them hot) has an aphrodisiac effect:
From berries.com:
Capsaicin is known to boost testosterone ...
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Does legalizing of prostitution lead to lowered spread of STIs in the general population?
I've found a number of articles claiming that legalizing prostitution is linked to lowed STIs. I could link a dozen other articles. Every one makes slightly different claims but they all seem to ...
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Does sexual position affect the chances of conception?
I have seen the claim that some sexual positions are better for getting pregnant than others. For example this article on how to have baby-making sex claims:
Be a missionary
It might seem like ...
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