Insane Vintage Health Tips That People Actually Practiced

Ancient Egyptian Contraception

In Ancient Egypt, women believed that an effective form of birth control was crocodile waste. They would roll up the excrement into small balls and insert them into their bodies… and I don’t want to know how the rest of the story goes.

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