> 18th century condoms were fashioned from sheep, lamb and goat intestines, and sometimes fish skin.

> It is estimated that 5,000,000,000 condoms are used every year worldwide.

> A condom can hold about 4 quarts of milk.

>When young Malcolm X worked shining shoes at a Boston dance hall in 1940, he supplemented his income by selling condoms.

> There are over 100 different brands of condoms on the market.

> About 99% of condoms are made of latex, the rest are made from lamb intestines.

> The Egyptians in 1350B.C. reportedly used condoms. They were most likely made of animal bladders or intestines.

> In the 1920s, vending machines made mass distribution of condoms possible “for protection against disease,” even though there was a federal law prohibiting the sale of contraceptives.

> In the 16th century, condoms were made of linen. A ribbon sewn into the open end drew the condom snuggly around the penis.

> In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent on a crepe rubber condom.

> Women purchase 40-70% of condoms.

> Italian anatomist Gabrielle Fallopio, after whom the Fallopian tubes were named, claimed to have invented the condom in 1564. Its original purpose was to protect from syphilis.

> In 1977, the Supreme Court ruled that no state could bar minors from purchasing condoms.