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Animals and Creatures **The sex of a baby crocodile is determined by the temperature in the nest and how deeply the eggs are buried. Animals and Creatures : Armadillos **Armadillos have four babies at a time, and they are always the same sex. Click Here For More Details Animals and Creatures : Fish **The clown fish has the ability to change its sex. If a breeding female dies, the male fish will change its sex and mate with another male. Animals and Creatures : Turtles **The incubation temperature of a sea turtle's nest is a major factor in the determination of the sea turtle's sex. Females are more likely to be produced in warmer temperatures. Health and Body **Sex acts like a natural antihistamine, in can clear up a stuffy nose. Health and Body : Sex **During the female orgasm, endorphines are released, which are powerful painkillers. So headaches are in fact a bad excuse not to have sex. **According to psychologists, the shoe and the foot are the most common sources of sexual fetishism in Western society. **There are approximately 100 million acts of sexual intercourse each day. **In 1952, Private George Jorgenson was the first person to receive a sex change. The US army soldier thought he was a woman that was trapped in a man's body. Christian Hamburger, a Danish doctor performed the sex change, and George Jorgenson changed his name to Christine Jorgenson. History : Japan **In the 19th century, it was common practice for a Japanese woman to dye their teeth black. They believed that this enhanced sex appeal and maintained healthier teeth. Statistics **500,000 kids in the US live in same sex households. Add Your Comments (Added: Thu Oct 31 2002)

** Archeologists report that cannabis was most likely the first plant cultivated by humans. Cannabis was used for linen, paper, and garments. ** In 2000, there were 1,579,566 drug arrests in the United States. Of those, close to half were for marijuana. **In the U.S., over 35 million people have used some sort of illegal drug in the last year. **It is possible to get high by licking a toad. The Cane Toad produces a toxin called bufotenine to ward off predators. When licked, this toxin acts as a hallucinogen. **LSD is made from lysergic acid, which is found in ergot, a type of fungus. **Smokers are twice as likely to develop lower back pain than non-smokers. **The first drug to be sold in the form of a tablet is Aspirin. **The hormone replacement drug "Premarin" is made from the urine of pregnant horses. **The name of the first menthol cigarette in the United States was "Spud." **Tobacco contains over 50 chemicals that can cause cancer. **Tobacco kills more Americans each year than alcohol, cocaine, crack, heroin, homicide, suicide, car accidents, fire and AIDS combined.