11
Weird Facts About Your Breasts.
Women Are Buying
Bigger Bras.
The average woman says she now wears a 34DD-sized bra, according to data from lingerie retailer
Intimacy. That's up from a 34B 20 years ago. (To put that into perspective, that's the same band measurement, but about three inches bigger around the fullest part of the chest.
But You're Still Probably Wearing the
Wrong Size.
About 85 percent of women are, according to Intimacy data. So grab some measuring tape to figure out your correct size, or get a bra fitting with an expert.
Most Women
Aren't
Happy with Their Breasts.
Seventy percent are down on their girls, according to research published in the
International Journal of Sexual Health. Of course, most men had no complaints.
Play up your décolletage so you feel amazing about it.
Breast Action Turns You On.
Eighty-two percent of women say boob-play gets them aroused (or more aroused than when the girls don't get any action), according to a
2006 study.
It's Normal for Them to
Hurt While
Exercising.
In fact, almost one in three marathon runners experiences breast pain, according to a recent study out of the
United Kingdom. Here's how to minimize your discomfort.
After All, Breasts Can
Move A Lot.
So get this: When you run, the twins do, too in a sort of figure-eight shape. And they can travel up to eight inches, according to research out of the
U.K. All the more reason to wear a supportive sports bra.
They Can Also Be Crazy-Large.
The current
Guinness World Record for "largest natural breasts" was awarded in
1999 to a woman whose chest measured 70 inches around its fullest part. That's 5.83 feet.
Breast Augmentation Is (Still) in
High Demand.
It was the top cosmetic surgical procedure in
2012, according to the
American Society of Plastic Surgeons. About
286,
000 patients had their breasts done last year.
although that's down seven percent from
2011.
The Twins Aren’t
Always Identical.
In fact, one breast is usually about a fifth of a cup size larger than the other, on average, according to the book Breasts: A
Natural and
Unnatural History by
Florence Williams.
The Bra As You Know It Is
Pretty New.
Mary Phelps Jacob received a patent for the "backless brassiere" in
1914, but
Ida Rosenthal and her husband
William, founders of Maidenform, created the bra with its current sizing standards in the
1920s.
Nipplegasms Are a
Real Thing.
As in, orgasms triggered by your nipples. Seriously.
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