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[Tickita]

King Tut's condom.

Prefix just in case.

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"When Tutankhamun’s tomb was first discovered in 1922, archaeologist Howard Carter was stunned by the astonishing array of grave goods – more than 5,000 artifacts were left for the boy king to use in his afterlife. But amongst all the gold, silver, ebony, ivory , precious jewelry, weapons, furniture, fine linen and rare perfumes, a small piece of cloth caught the eyes of the experts; it was King Tut’s condom and, apparently, it was deemed essential for him to take into eternity.

Spoiler: A pic of the condom

Tutankhamun’s condom, which contained traces of his DNA, consisted of a sheath made of fine linen, soaked in olive oil, and attached to a string that would have tied around his waist. Dated to 1350 BC, it is the oldest known condom in existence. If the condom was used for contraceptive, rather than ritual purposes or the prevention of disease, it is unlikely to have been very effective. Indeed, the remains of two fetuses were also found in his tomb, and genetic testing revealed King Tut was the father.

The ancient Egyptians had other methods of contraception too. The Kahun Medical Papyrus (known also as the Gynaecological Papyrus), which has been dated to around 1825 BC, recommends the use of a mixture of crocodile dung and some other (now unknown) ingredients as a contraceptive. This mixture would then be formed into a pessary. According to one hypothesis, the dung of crocodiles is alkaline in nature, thus acting as a spermicide..."

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[Moguri]

maybe I should not click on the 18+ threads anymore

 

[The_LastRomeo]

I wanna be a kid again


I swear these titles make you wanna click

 

[Day]

apparently, it was deemed essential for him to take into eternity.

This part is the weirdest to me. It's cool to have this kind of artifact in preservation but why was this necessary for him to bring into the afterlife?

 

[Moguri]

This part is the weirdest to me. It's cool to have this kind of artifact in preservation but why was this necessary for him to bring into the afterlife?

to be fair, couldn't you ask the same for almost everything else they put with him?

 

[GH0ST]

God, I wish I could go back a minute ago from when I didn’t learn this.

 

[hxney_jun]

it is unlikely to have been very effective

yeah no shit

also i saw a comedian recently making a joke about how contraceptives for guys have barely changed since his time and they weren't joking

 

[Selfmate]

It's cool to have this kind of artifact in preservation but why was this necessary for him to bring into the afterlife?

he obviously doesn't want kids in the afterlife!!!

 

[StirFriedPanda]

True love! "Honey, I'm going to rub myself down with crocodile shit and we're gonna boogie!" It's amazing the Egyptians didn't go extict. No sex is worth that...