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Throughout history, there have been some crazy things people believed about sex<\/a>. From doctors getting their \u201chysterical\u201d female patients off to weird superstitions about pregnancy, these sex myths are truly bizarre. Here are 8 weird sex myths people actually thought were real.<\/p>\n

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  1. Sneezing after sex prevents pregnancy<\/b>
    \nThis was perpetuated by the Greek physician Soronus, who recommended squatting down, sneezing, and then rinsing the vagina after sex. There must have been a lot of very pissed off, very pregnant sneezing ladies during his day!<\/li>\n
  2. Little humans live inside sperm<\/b>
    \nIn the 1600’s, two scientists theorized this after viewing sperm under a microscope. They believed that women did not provide anything for contraception to take place. Uh huh…<\/li>\n
  3. Phantom pregnancies were the work of demons<\/b>
    \nToday, \u201cphantom pregnancies\u201d are when a woman has symptoms of pregnancy without being pregnant; in Elizabethan England, they explained this phenomenon as the work of demons. Makes sense to us.<\/li>\n
  4. Riding bicycles can cause infertility\u2014and orgasms<\/b>
    \nIn the late 1800’s, women were warned not to ride bikes lest they become infertile. And cum. All the more reason to hop on for a wild ride!<\/li>\n
  5. Masturbation causes a flat chest<\/b>
    \nIn the Victorian era, women thought masturbating would stunt their breasts’ growth. Those poor, poor women.<\/li>\n
  6. Masturbating cures hysteria<\/b>
    \nYes, male doctors made women cum to treat their \u201chysteria.\u201d This is where vibrators originated. Thanks, doc!<\/li>\n
  7. Cumming can cause worsening eye sight<\/b>
    \nA Swiss physician wrote in 1758 that the loss of semen brought about by male masturbation could lead to worsening eye sight. We’re willing to bet most men took their chances…<\/li>\n
  8. Eating certain fruits can make you pregnant<\/b>
    \nIn the stone age, some people believed that the spirits of babies lived in certain fruits. And that if a woman ate those fruits, she’d get knocked up. Eve did love her apples.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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