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5 unusual facts about condom


Flaran Abbey

The abbey was founded in 1151, as a daughter house of Escaladieu Abbey, at the confluence of the Auloue and Baïse rivers, between the towns of Condom and Auch.

Francescas

1013: The Lordship of Francescas was given to the abbey of Saint-Pierre Condom by Hugues de Gascogne, Bishop of Agen in 1013, hereditary Dukes of Gascony.

Vianne

Vianne had a sad life, was married twice without producing any children and eventually died in 1281 in a convent she had founded in Condom.

The River Baïse is well used by passenger boats, both private or from the bases at Le-Mas-d'Agenais, Buzet-sur-Baïse and Condom.

Watching the Wildlife

The 7" packaging made reference to animals, with a panda and dolphin on the sleeve. The cassette single made more references to sex. To wit, the instrumental mix was dubbed "The Condom Mix" on the cassette single.


Alfonso López Trujillo

He reaffirmed the Church's teaching that the use of condoms is immoral, and sought to discourage condom use among Catholics by stating that they are ineffective in preventing the transmission of HIV – a claim that was opposed and ridiculed by eminent scientists and by the World Health Organization.

Christy Canyon

In a 2005 interview on Taylor Wane's radio show, Canyon stated that on-camera she had protected sex (with condoms) with all of her male co-stars during her time with Vivid Entertainment in the mid-1990s.

Gabriele Paolini

On March 5, 1995, Paolini personally disguised a condom as a request in a paper and gave it to Pope John Paul II at a church in Rome.

HIV/AIDS in Mali

A recent survey found that only 12% of women vendors in Bamako (with an estimated HIV seroprevalence of 6.7%) reported using a condom with their last non-regular partner.

Safe sex

The term safe love has also been used, notably by the French Sidaction in the promotion of men's underpants incorporating a condom pocket and including the red ribbon symbol in the design, which were sold to support the charity.

W. Kamau Bell

Before the show was picked up, Bell once worked at a condom store to pay the bills, and joked about the experience on the Employee of the Month podcast with Catie Lazarus.


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