10 Facts About Condoms

10 facts about condoms. This list contains ten facts you didn´t know about condoms. Do you know interesting, amazing, fascinating and mind blowing things about this form of birth control? Let us know in the comments... 10. Condoms have been around a long, long time. The earliest known illustration of a man using a condom is a 12,000–15,000-year-old painting on the wall of a cave in France. 9. Most likely the name of condom comes from the Latin word condum which means "container". 8. The condom is one of the most accessible and inexpensive forms of birth control available. The cost of condoms is as low as $0.04 per unit. 7. When it comes to HIV, using a condom makes sex 10,000 times safer than not using a condom. 6. An average condom can hold approximately one gallon of liquid. 5. China holds the world record for creating the largest condom. During the celebration of the World population Day in 2003, China made a 80 meter x 100 meter condom and placed it on top of a hotel located in Guilin, China. 4. Condom breakage rates and slippage rates are each between 1.5 percent and 3.5 percent. 3. During WW II soldiers used condoms to cover rifle barrels from being damaged by salty water as they swam to the shore. 2. The Guinness World Record for thinnest latex condom was set by Guangzhou Daming United Rubber Products Ltd. in 2013. The condom was .036 mm thin. 1. It is estimated that around 5 billion condoms are used every year worldwide. Listing 10 - Top 10 compilations : http://www.facebook.com/10Listing Music: teknoaxe (http://www.youtube.com/user/teknoaxe) Sound Effetcs: http://www.soundjay.com Top 10 lists all the time. Interesting, bizarre and amazing things | facts from around the world | planet earth. Subscribe now to see more top ten list videos. Thanks for watching! Video categories you can find on our youtube channel: animals & nature, crime, geography, history & people, computer & technology, science & education, games, music, myths & conspiracies, comedy & entertainment, sports, movies