Men have always been keen to detect adultery in their wives - or, by means of chastity belts, etc., to prevent them the opportunity. Some odd ways of discovering the unfaithful wife have been invented.

There is startling variation in the character of penises (penes) throughout the animal kingdom. Apart from size variation, already noted, shapes and colouring vary enormously. Insect and reptilian penises are often equipped with spines, corrugations, knobs, hooks, etc., to secure the female once insertion has taken place. If a copulating pair of insects or snakes are forcibly separated then either the male or the female may be irreparably damaged. The genital organs of the male may be torn off or the female may be terribly lacerated. Disengagement, following

Marriages between young children and old men were not unknown at various times in history, nor - more recently - are marriages between people of the same sex. More strange than any of these is surely marriage between a human being and an animal (which history has recorded) or between a human being and a tree! Tree marriages were prevalent in various parts of India. Among the Brahmans of southern India it was the custom that a younger brother should not marry before an older one. To satisfy the requirement, when there is no bride in sight for a

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• Largest human penis
• Largest penis in animal kingdom

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The Illustrated Book of Sexual Records is a compilation of well over 400 sexual superlatives from all around the world.

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The Illustrated Book of Sexual Records is a compilation of well over 400 sexual superlatives from all around the world.

Discover the biggest, longest, sexiest, tallest, smallest, shortest, highest, lowest, fastest, slowest, rarest, oldest, youngest, happiest, first, last, maximum, minimum, largest, oddest... and most unusual sex record known.

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