It might not be something you often think about (we hope!), but apparently, old people are at it all the time!

Yes, we are talking about sex. A new study has discovered that just because you're in your eighth or ninth decade doesn't mean you don't still feel frisky - and get some sweet satisfaction!

Scientists at the University of Chicago found that over a quarter of people aged 75 to 85 said that they had had some sexual activity in the past year - what goers! - and that more than half of the sexually active people said they partook in some x-rated frolics with a partner two or three times a month. Well we never? And that was even true for those aged between 75 and 85.

Stacy Tessler Lindau, leader of the study, said: "This suggests that, among older adults, there is an internal drive or need for sexual fulfilment."

And we thought it was all just slippers and cocoa?

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