8. Cherries don't pop. And can we please stop calling them cherries?
Most people with vaginas are born with a hymen, a thin piece of skin that stretches across part of the vaginal opening.
Despite what you may have heard, at no point in your life will this piece of skin 'pop.' It's not a piece of bubble gum, after all.
Hymens often tear before a person ever has penetrative sex, during some unsexy activity like riding a bike or putting in a tampon. But it's also common for the hymen to tear during sex, in which case a bit of blood is to be expected.
