6 Shocking Psychological Facts About Sex

A lot of you enjoyed our first video on the psychological facts about sex. So we made part two! You’d likely be surprised to hear these facts.

Writer: Michal Mitchell
Script Editor & Manager: Kelly Soong
VO: Amanda Silvera
Animator: Zyan Méndez (@tomboi.studio)
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

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