Column Facts are facts.
It’s Groundhog Day, which, if nothing else, means you have a legitimate excuse to watch what is inarguably the last great film Harold Ramis ever directed. It also provides a thin and tired narrative frame for us to hang an assortment of sex facts from, and for that, we can all be grateful. Congratulations! It’s almost spring. (Oh god, spring is still so far away. There are at least five more weeks of nothing but apple pyramids and Brussels sprouts at the farmers’ markets.)
20%: increase in vitamin D and fertility-related hormones for women after prolonged exposure to sunlight
States that recognize same-sex marriage as of February 2nd: 7 (welcome to the party, Washington!)
35: median male age at first marriage in Sweden, the world’s oldest
$140: amount the average Swede spends in a given year in the pursuit of romance
$94: amount spent by the average Dutch citizen, the lowest rate in Europe
$815: going rate among the Irish
1924: Year the term “sexpert” was coined (yet another thing to blame the Jazz Age for. Thanks a lot, Fitzgerald).
Number of days Phil Connors spent trapped inside of the Groundhog Day loop, according to best estimates: 12,403
2 to 4: Factor by which most men over-report their number of lifetime sexual partners
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