5 shocking facts you don't know about Playboy magazine

5/31/2020

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Culture Story: 5 shocking facts you don't know about Playboy magazine

Playboy magazine is a legend. It helped bring in the sexual revolution of 1960s. The magazine has become an established institution that all erotic publicly aspire to emulate. Let’s get ourselves into the history of Playboy and Hugh Hefner, the founder.

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#1 Say thanks to Hefner’s mother

Culture Story: facts about Playboy magazine Hugh Hefner mother — flickr.com

She gave him a loan of $1,000 (over $8,000 nowadays) to put out the magazine.

#2 There were other names for the magazine

Culture Story: facts about Playboy magazine Hugh Hefner other names for the magazine Marilyn Monroe — flickr.com CC BY-SA

Other possible names included “Stag Party”, “Top Hat”, “Gentleman”, “Sir”, “Satyr”, “Pan”, and “Bachelor”.

#3 The first issue of the magazine

Culture Story: facts about Playboy magazine Hugh Hefner first issue of the magazine Playboy — wikipedia Public Domain Mark

It featured non-nude Marilyn Monroe and contained a story by Ray Bradbury entitled “Fahrenheit 451”. By the way, it cost only 50 cents.

#4 Till the end

Culture Story: facts about Playboy magazine Hugh Hefner Editor-in-Chief — wikipedia Public Domain Mark

Hugh Hefner was the longest Editor-in-Chief with over 60 years in command.

#5 A rabbit named after Hefner

Culture Story: facts about Playboy magazine Hugh Hefner rabbit named after Hefner — wikimedia Public Domain Mark

There is a rabbit subspecies that was named after Hefner. It is called “Sylvilagus palustris hefneri”.

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15 Comments

tbear

My husband surprise me on my fiftith birthday with a party at the St.Louis Playboy club! (33 years ago) all three of our children and their spouses! The four men had blast! 😊👍

Edward Black

The funniest story I’ve ever read was in Playboy in the late 60’s or early 70’s. Written by Jean Shepherd (of CHRISTMAS STORY fame), Wanda Hickey’s Night of Golden Memories. It’s the story of a kid going to his prom.

Jim Mascair

I don't see these facts as being shocking.

georgejsimonssr

Playboy magazine now is far different than the magazine of yore. I think Hef would be disappointed. I owned every Playboy magazine from Jan 1960 to Dec 1999 with quite a few of the autographed. I won’t buy another one again.

Jean Stulcke

Those women were nothing but sex objects. They aren’t thought of as being intelligent human beings. Just playthings for men...hence the title

Grant McIntosh

A friend of mine was a Playboy Bunny in London in the 1960s. If you knew how to play the game, you could make a fortune as a Bunny... unfortunately, she didn't, but she had a blast anyway.

Bob Sargis

Watch the documentary in playboy it ll wake u up

Lourdes Ayala

I really, really enjoyed the jokes in Playboy.

Myrna Cooksey-Watson

Went there once to the one in Dallas. I might as well have been a fly on the wall for all the attention the "bunnies" paid to me. They would fall all over my husband, but totally ignore me.

Donald Mcdaid

Jean Stulcke, I completely agree with you. Those young ladies were used and more than likely abused, so that the likes of Hefner could become millionaires. How many of his readers would've have let their daughters work for him?.

tbear

Lynne Cage, oh, yeah I did, just not as much as my son and two son in law did! Also as a bonus my hubby also invited my ex and his wife! Long story but we all get along really well! And it makes everything work well when you have kids, especially after they are all married with kids! 😊👍

Richard D. Boyle

tbear, I’m pleased that you reall the evening with a positive thumbs up. I didn’t realize how close we are in age...you are 83...I’m almost 86. Whatever you’re doin’, keep doin’ it!!