February 12, 2013

'Spanish Fly' Aphrodisiac Causes Erection, Death

Esther Inglis, io9


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Spanish Fly is an aphrodisiac that you've probably heard of from frat house sex comedies of the 1980s. Supposedly it could be slipped into a drink to make ladies hot. It turns out it is not just a legend. This aphrodisiac does exist, but it only makes gentlemen (physically) hot. And it would also probably kill them.

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