Spitting is the act of forcibly ejecting saliva or other substances from the mouth. In some cultures it is seen as offensive to spit in public, whereas it is widely tolerated in others. Spitting upon another person, especially onto their face, is a near-universal sign of anger, hatred or contempt. It is possible to transmit infectious diseases in this way. In London, bus drivers have recently been given equipment to collect saliva when they are spat upon by irate passengers. The p ...

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• Spitting - History of spitting in western Europe

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Although Freud's theory on fetishes may seem peculiar and was based on anecdotal rather than empirical evidence, he had discovered a critical aspect of human sexuality: the relationship between human orgasms and conditioning. Ongoing studies make this relationship more clear. For example, in a study published by Dr. Lique M. Coolen on April 14, 2003 at an Experimental Biology conference in San Diego, California, male rats accustomed to having sex in a particular cage will have elevations of "pleasure-inducing chemicals in the brain" simply f ...

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Sexual fetishism, Sexual fetishism - Freud's early theories, Sexual fetishism - Modern theories of fetishism, Sexual fetishism - Common varieties of fetishism, Sexual fetishism - Less common forms of fetishism, Sexual fetishism - References and further reading

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