Mind Blown: The Insane Bedroom Secrets of 10 Legends That Will Make You Rethink History.

If you thought James Joyce’s literary genius was confined to the page, think again. His private letters reveal a man utterly obsessed with his wife's flatulence.

10. James Joyce (1882-1941)

The Irish author of Ulysses sent his wife, Nora, famously obscene letters, which detailed their sexual adventures and his particular fascination with her farts. He wrote that he could recognize her farts anywhere and found the act of "fucking a farting woman" to be utterly magnificent.

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9. Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961)

The macho image of this American author was complicated by a love for gender-swapping roleplay. He often asked his wife to call him "Catherine" while he called her "Pete," enjoying a dynamic where he could play the female role in the bedroom.

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8. Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893)

This French writer famously boasted about his sexual stamina and once hired an accountant to document his exploits in a brothel to prove a point to his skeptical friend, Gustave Flaubert. The tally? Multiple successful encounters in a single hour.

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Think that's shocking? The stories get even wilder as we go back in time.

7. Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875)

The creator of The Little Mermaid was deeply conflicted about sex. His diaries meticulously recorded his bouts of masturbation, often marked with a cross. He was known to visit brothels not for sex, but simply to talk to the women, after which he would return to his hotel to pleasure himself.

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6. Victor Hugo (1802-1885)

The legendary French author had an insatiable appetite. It's claimed he could make love nine times a day, maintaining a wife, a mistress, and a constant stream of affairs. Upon his death, Parisian brothels closed for a day of mourning, with sex workers reportedly draping their privates in black crepe as a tribute.

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5. Mary Shelley (1797-1851)
The mother of science fiction was a goth girl at heart. Tradition holds that she lost her virginity to her future husband, Percy Bysshe Shelley, on her mother's grave in the St. Pancras churchyard.

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But wait, there's more to this tale of historical debauchery.

4. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)


The musical prodigy had a profound scatological obsession. His letters to his cousin are filled with graphic references to defecation, and he even composed a canon titled "Leck mich im Arsch" ("Lick Me in the Arse").

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3. Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)

The Enlightenment philosopher had a confessed and lifelong fetish for being spanked and dominated. In his Confessions, he revealed that a childhood punishment awakened a desire to be submissive to a "domineering mistress," a preference that shaped his entire erotic life.

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2. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

The American founding father was a prolific womanizer with a specific preference. In his essay "Advice to a Young Man on the Choice of a Mistress," he argued for the merits of older lovers, citing their experience, gratitude, and the reduced risk of pregnancy, famously noting that "in the dark, all cats are grey."

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And now, for the most prolific figure of them all...

1. Sultan Moulay Ismail (1645/6-1727)

The Moroccan ruler puts all other claims of sexual prowess to shame. It's estimated he fathered 888 children in 32 years—a feat that required a relentless pace of procreation with his 500-concubine harem. Scientific modeling has confirmed this staggering number was biologically possible, earning him a top spot in the annals of sexual history.

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From fetishes to insatiable appetites, these stories remind us that behind the polished statues and dry history book entries, these icons were fiercely, complicatedly, and brilliantly human. History just got a lot more interesting.