By The Numbers
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1. According to the Environment Agency of Britain, it is estimated that between 60 and 100 million condoms are improperly disposed of each year in the UK. (link)

2. The research group TNO conducted a study for Greenpeace Netherlands and found 7 out of 8 sex toys they tested contained phthalates in concentrations ranging from 24 to 51 percent. (link)

3. The US has one of highest rates of unintended pregnancies of industrialized nations: almost half of the six million pregnancies each year in the US are unintentional. (link)

4. Worldwide, more than one in five adults has used a vibrator.

5. According to the 2005 Durex Global Sex Survey, 22% of people worldwide have had sex in the garden.

 

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