Happy World Orgasm Day: 9 things you didn't know about the fireworks down under

So at the end of December, you think more about big knitted sweaters and gourmet meals, but ha: on the 21st it's still delicious World Orgasm Day.

Experiencing a worldwide orgasm: that's the goal of the lustful organizers of Global Orgasm Day. Sounds a bit too optimistic, all at once with a partner or fling. Still, it's for a good cause. They hope to achieve world peace with it. Oh well. If we all get busy, we certainly have no time for arguments and war. But whether it's feasible on one and the same day… Who knows. If you still want to contribute to that world peace: drag your lover into bed with you, somewhere today.

We celebrate this special day of the year with 9 tasty facts about the fireworks down under.

1. An orgasm relieves pain. During childbirth, but also after surgery. Go for it.

2. The older you get, the more often you have an orgasm during sex. Getting older suddenly becomes a celebration. For example, 60 percent of women aged 18 to 24 have recently had an orgasm – and this applies to no less than 70 percent of women aged 50+.

3. On average, it takes women 20 minutes to ‘finish’.

4. 80 percent have faked it at some point.

5. Only 20 percent of women reach orgasm through the act itself. Other things are needed: toys, hands, feet, whatever you want. And some can reach climax just by touching their nipples. You have to practice well for that, but yes, then you have something.

6. One orgasm is not the same as another: sometimes it's hallelujah and makes you dizzy with pleasure. Sometimes it's just ordinary and over quickly. That's not strange: completely normal.

7. Some women have sparkling fireworks when they are on their period.

8. Women who suffer from dysorgasmia experience a kind of strange pain when they have an orgasm.

9. If you dream that you are having an orgasm, it often really is so. Nice, right, during that sleep: you didn't even have to lie down in a starfish position for it. Zoete dromen.