Tuesday, March 25, 2008

You use condoms? Well, we use beaver testicles and crocodile poo

So, in the modern civilization, we have pills, tasty condoms and all to prevent unwanted pregnancies. Then there was the day before the present.

Ancient Egyptians used crocodile poo as diaphragms, in Europe our ancestors have used testicles of various animals, in China they drank mercury (!). Then there was intestines, citrus fruits, opium, Coke....

Interested in the history of contraception?
Read more @ Cracked.com (History's 10 Most Terrifying Contraceptives)

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