Even historical figures like Einstein had Sexual Quirks

James shared the kinks and fetishes of famous figures like Irish author James Joyce and physicist Albert Einstein during her appearance on the Sex and Psychology podcast, created and hosted by Kinsey Institute researcher Justin Lehmiller.

According to James, indulging in the erotic and the taboo is nothing new. She said that cultural norms and events, like religious morals and health epidemics, often inform the sexual interests that are common during a certain era. During the AIDS epidemic, for example, foot fetishes grew in popularity, said James.

Here are some of the men James discussed, plus a few more you may be surprised to hear about:

Amadeus Wolfgang Mozart, the Austrian composer who lived during the 18th century (have you heard of him?), was known for his over 600 works of classical symphony music.

But he also wrote songs that uncovered his special interest in analingus, or getting licked on the butthole for pleasure, Mental Floss previously reported.

One song title is “Leck mich im Arsch,” which translates to “Lick me in the ass,” a German idiom for “Kiss my ass.”

One line of the song reads “Lick me in the ass, quickly, quickly!” 

Mozart even reportedly mentioned his butt-licking kink in letters to his family.

Einstein was married to his former student Mileva Marić, then later his cousin, Elsa Lowenthal.

In letters to Marić, Lowenthal, and at least six other women, Einstein makes it clear that he finds his infidelity erotic, James told Lehmiller during the podcast.

Benjamin Franklin, one of America’s founding fathers and the inventor of bifocal glasses, was a known sexual fiend and had at least 12 mistresses, according to the Chicago Tribune — and he was into older women.

In a 1745 letter, Franklin extolled the benefits of having sex with older women, in an attempt to convince younger men to give sex with women of a certain age, who we could call cougars today, a try.

Known for writing “The Ugly Duckling” and “The Little Mermaid,” Hans Christian Andersen also had some not-so-wholesome pastimes.

There’s speculation among historians that Andersen was either gay or asexual because it seems that he never had partnered sex, Out magazine reported. Rather, Andersen preferred self-pleasure and documented his habits.

He kept a score of how many times he masturbated in his journal, noting them with cross symbols found on many of the pages, according to historians.

Grigori Rasputin, a religious leader in 20th century Russia, used his power to gain female sexual interest, the Daily Mail reported.

Despite his lack of hygiene (he once said he wore one pair of underwear for six months straight), Rasputin had enough suitors that he was able to regularly indulge in group sex.

H.G. Wells, a 19th century English sci-fi writer known for authoring War of the Worlds, found a sexy way to make the most out of critics’ reviews of his work, as reported in the Telegraph.

If Wells came across a particularly negative review, he would lay it down then have sex with a mistress on top of it. But he didn’t stop there.

Following their charged intimate moment, Wells would burn the review.

So you can see everyone has their own hobbies.We don’t need to be ashamed or irrational about our “weird behavior”, As long as you feel happy with yourself, to hell with everyone else!