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Things Your Body Does That Sound Completely Made Up

  • Subtitle: Your Body’s Best-Kept Secrets
  • Excerpt: Your body has been quietly doing remarkable things while everyone was working from incomplete diagrams. Some of the most surprising facts about female anatomy are not new discoveries — they were simply never made widely available. This article sets the record straight, with mild amusement and a great deal of respect.
Your body has been quietly doing remarkable things while everyone was working from incomplete diagrams. Some of the most surprising facts about female anatomy are not new discoveries — they were simply never made widely available. This article sets the record straight, with mild amusement and a great deal of respect.

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The Quiet Pop: Navigating the Unexpected Physics of Womanhood

  • Subtitle: Understanding the Feminine Echo
  • Excerpt: It happens in yoga, during intimacy, or even just standing up. Discover the surprising science behind vaginal flatulence and why it’s a natural part of womanhood.
It happens in yoga, during intimacy, or even just standing up. Discover the surprising science behind vaginal flatulence and why it’s a natural part of womanhood.

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Exploring the Odd Practice of Vagina Drying in Africa

  • Subtitle: Vaginal Drying Practices
  • Excerpt: A neutral, factual look at the practice often called “vaginal drying” or “dry sex”: what it is, why it persists in some communities, common methods and substances used, and the health and social considerations surrounding it.
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A neutral, factual look at the practice often called “vaginal drying” or “dry sex”: what it is, why it persists in some communities, common methods and substances used, and the health and social considerations surrounding it.

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Stylized ear of corn wrapped in caution tape — novelty and safety in sexual experimentation

The Corny Controversy: Unraveling the Growing Trend of Corn as a Makeshift Sex Toy

  • Subtitle: Texture, Taboo, & Risk
  • Excerpt: A curious cultural moment: people experimenting with corn as an improvised sexual object has sparked intrigue, humor, and serious safety questions. This article explores the sensation claims, cultural symbolism, health risks, and safer alternatives.
A curious cultural moment: people experimenting with corn as an improvised sexual object has sparked intrigue, humor, and serious safety questions. This article explores the sensation claims, cultural symbolism, health risks, and safer alternatives.

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Silhouette of a woman’s lower torso with a plume of smoke rising — conceptual photo for an editorial on strange body practices.

When Smoke Rises from Below: The Strange Case of Vaginal Smoking

  • Subtitle: Vaginal Smoking Explained
  • Excerpt: A viral oddity and a risky stunt collide: some women are reportedly drawing cigarette smoke into the vagina and expelling it, claiming a nicotine buzz. Medical experts warn the practice is potentially harmful — here’s what we know.
A viral oddity and a risky stunt collide: some women are reportedly drawing cigarette smoke into the vagina and expelling it, claiming a nicotine buzz. Medical experts warn the practice is potentially harmful — here’s what we know.

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