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Fun Facts about Condoms
 18th
century condoms were fashioned from sheep, lamb and goat
intestines, and sometimes fish skin.
It is estimated that 5,000,000,000 condoms are used every year
worldwide.
A condom can hold about 4 quarts of milk.
When
young Malcolm X worked shining shoes at a Boston dance hall in
1940, he supplemented his income by selling condoms.
There are over 100 different brands of condoms on the market.
About 99% of condoms are made of latex, the rest are made from
lamb intestines.
The Egyptians in 1350B.C. reportedly used condoms. They were most
likely made of animal bladders or intestines.
In the 1920s, vending machines made mass distribution of condoms
possible “for protection against disease,” even though there was a
federal law prohibiting the sale of contraceptives.
In the 16th century, condoms were made of linen. A ribbon sewn
into the open end drew the condom snuggly around the penis.
In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent on a crepe
rubber condom.
Women purchase 40-70% of condoms.
Italian anatomist Gabrielle Fallopio, after whom the Fallopian
tubes were named, claimed to have invented the condom in 1564. Its
original purpose was to protect from syphilis.
In 1977, the Supreme Court ruled that no state could bar minors
from purchasing condoms
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