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NSFW Gallery: Sex Science From Da Vinci to MRIs

A variety of bizarre theories and sex experiments appear in this not-safe-for-work gallery of images from Mary Roach's book .
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says witches steal men's penises, "as many as 20 or 30 members together, and put them in a bird's nest or shut them up in a box … as has been seen by many and is a matter of common report …."Source: University of Glasgow

See related story: Author Probes Sex-Obsessed Scientists in Bonk

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It's fairly easy to figure out if a man is turned on, but researchers need to make specific measurements. Enter the Rigi-Scan-Plus Rigidity Assessment System, which measures penile rigidity and can be used to study whether impotent men have nighttime erections. Sorry, Mac people: It's Windows-based.

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Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
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British Medical Journal

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