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You've also probably got the plural of 'penis' wrong
Much is written about the differences between men and women .
For starters, there's the gender pay gap. Not to mention, according to the infamous dating bible, one's supposedly from Mars, the other from Venus.
However, there is, of course, one fundamental difference between the two sexes.
Yet, in spite of the growing popularity of penis graffiti , as well as the fact roughly fifty per cent of the world's population have one , how much do you actually know about the penis - beyond its appearance and functionality?
Because, surprisingly, there's a lot more to them than you may think.
1. The grammar of having a penis
Quick question: What's the plural of 'penis'?
What's the plural of 'penis'?
What was your answer? Penises? Or the smart alec 'penii'?
Well, either way, you're wrong.
The plural of 'penis' is in fact 'penes', pronounced - wait for it - 'peeneez.'
Which, as adults, we're ashamed to say made us laugh. A lot.
2. They're a LOT bendier than you think
You may very well be thinking, as your eyes smart with tears, 'how on earth did someone go about discovering this?'
Yet in 1999, University Hospital Groningen in the Netherlands went about doing just that.
It's more bendy than an aubergine
Researchers carried out a study which looked at couples having penetrative sex under an MRI machine.
Apparently, when in the missionary position, the penis can approximate the same shape as a boomerang.
So, moving swiftly on...
3. Sperm is a lot quicker than you think
Obviously, for a spermatozon, there's no such thing as a prize for second place - apart from death. So being quick off the mark is key.
There can only be one winner in this race
But, did you know, ejaculate travels at 28 miles per hour, writes Cosmopolitan .
That's practically the national speed limit for driving in a built up area.
If you had one super power, what would it be?4. The old wives' tale about 'growers' and 'showers' is true
If you don't know what that means, then Google it (not on a work computer).
A full-size copy of Michelangelo's marble statue of the Biblical hero David, with an uncircumcised penis
The Kinsey Institute conducted research which found smaller, flaccid penises generally lengthen at erection by a greater percentage than larger, flaccid penises.
This means a smaller penis can grow significantly and comparatively larger when erect.
Whereas the flaccid and erect length of a larger penis may not make that much of a difference.
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