10 interesting facts about the Penis

Considering they’ve been there since day 1 and have been every guy’s right hand man (ahem), men know very little about their penises. There's a whole world of willy infomartion out there that will amaze you. From Science and History to Sex and Biology, this mighty organ continues to astound us by its capabilities. And it turns out they even have super powers!? Who knew. For something so fundamental in the circle of life, there's an awful lot that people don't know.

Well we think it’s about time you got to know more about The D. So here’s some fun little facts about willies that may surprise you...

Penis Fact #1

The average male orgasm lasts 6 seconds. Women’s are 23 seconds. Unfair some may say but they do have to go through childbirth so, swings and roundabouts.

Penis Fact #2

Only 1/400 men are flexible enough to give themselves oral pleasure. It's estimated, however, that all 400 have given it a try at some point...

Penis Fact #3

Foreskins can be used to make skin grafts for burn victims. One foreskin can actually provide four acres worth of grafted skin! Talk about super penis.

Penis Fact #4

Turns out penis yoga is a thing. Well, not exactly, but the penis is pretty flexible; it bends into the shape of a boomerang during missionary sex.

Penis Fact #5

Smoking can shorten your penis by as much as 1cm. Erections require good bloodflow and smoking hardens blood vessels which stifles erectile circulation. So even if you don't care all that much about your lungs or lowering your life expectancy, spare a thought for the little guy.

Penis Fact #6

The tallywacker that's graced the presence of the most number of ladies is of King Fatefehi of Tonga, who supposedly deflowered 37,800 women between the years 1770 and 1784. Wowza.

Penis Fact #7

Despite the popular phrase “You know what they say about men with big feet…”, foot size has absolutely nothing to do with penis size. Sorry.

Penis Fact #8

There is a rare condition known as diphallia where a person can have two functional penises. There are only 100 cases reported worldwide.

Penis Fact #9

Every Penis started its life as a clitoris. Yep, you heard right. In the womb, babies start with a clitoris before hormones ‘sex’ the brain of the to-be male. Girl power!