15 Facts You Didn't Know About Your Penis

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MEN'S HEALTH

15 Facts You Didn't Know About Your Penis

By: Mike Zimmerman

For all the attention they direct below the belt, most men actually know very 

little about their penises. Here's the knowledge you need to keep yours healthy, 

strong, and ready for action — for life.

Penis Fact #1

Smoking can shorten your penis by as much as a centimeter. Erections are all 

about good bloodflow, and lighting up calcifies blood vessels, stifling erectile 

circulation. So even if you don't care all that much about your lungs or dying 

young, spare the li'l guy.

Penis Fact #2

Doctors can now grow skin for burn victims using the foreskins of circumcised 

infants. One foreskin can produce 23,000 square meters, which would be enough 

to tarp every Major League infield with human flesh.

Penis Fact #3

An enlarged prostate gland can cause both erectile dysfunction and premature 

ejaculation. If you have an unexplained case of either, your doctor's looking 

forward to checking your prostate. Even if you're not.

Penis Fact #4

The average male orgasm lasts 6 seconds. Women get 23 seconds. Which 

means if women were really interested in equality, they'd make sure we have 

four orgasms for every one of theirs.

Penis Fact #5

The oldest known species with a penis is a hard-shelled sea creature called 

Colymbosathon ecplecticos. That's Greek for "amazing swimmer with large penis." 

Which officially supplants Buck Naked as the best porn name, ever.

Penis Fact #6

Circumcised foreskin can be reconstructed. Movable skin on the shaft of the 

penis is pulled toward the tip and set in place with tape. Later, doctors apply 

plastic rings, caps, and weights. Years can pass until complete coverage is 

attained....Okay, we'll shut up now.

Penis Fact #7

Only one man in 400 is flexible enough to give himself oral pleasure. It's 

estimated, however, that all 400 have given it their best shot at some point.

Penis Fact #8

There are two types of penises. One kind expands and lengthens when 

becoming erect (a grower). The other appears big most of the time, but 

doesn't get much bigger after achieving erection (a shower).

Penis Fact #9

An international Men's Health survey reports that 79 percent of men have 

growers, 21 percent have showers.

Penis Fact #10

German researchers say the average intercourse lasts 2 minutes, 50 

seconds, yet women perceive it as lasting 5 minutes, 30 seconds. 

Are we that good or that bad?

Penis Fact #11

Turns out size does matter: The longer your penis, the better "semen 

displacement" you'll achieve when having sex with a woman flush with 

competing sperm. That's according to researchers at the State University 

of New York, who used artificial phalluses (ahem) to test the "scooping" 

mechanism of the penis's coronal ridge. Next up: curing cancer.

Penis Fact #12

The penis that's been enjoyed by the most women could be that of 

King Fatefehi of Tonga, who supposedly deflowered 37,800 women 

between the years 1770 and 1784—that's about seven virgins a day. 

Go ahead, say it: It's good to be king.

Penis Fact #13

Better-looking men may have stronger sperm. Spanish researchers 

showed women photos of guys who had good, average, and lousy sperm—

and told them to pick the handsomest men. The women chose the best 

sperm producers most often.

Penis Fact #14

No brain is necessary for ejaculation. That order comes from the spinal cord. 

Finding a living vessel for said ejaculation, however, takes hours of careful 

thought and, often, considerable amounts of alcohol.

Penis Fact #15

The most common cause of penile rupture: vigorous masturbation. Some risks 

are just worth taking.