Sex 2,580 times, just average

Wednesday 06 May 1998 23:02 BST

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THE average Briton has sex 2,580 times in his or her life - but only falls in love twice, according to a television series.

The Human Body also reveals that we are likely to spend three and a half years eating, 12 years watching television and more than six months on the toilet. Talking takes up 12 years but kissing only takes two weeks. The series begins on BBC1 on Wednesday 20 May.

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