1 The word testicle comes from the Latin word “testis” meaning witness. Avocados get their name from the Aztec word for testicle.
2 In ancient Rome, men held their tackle in court in their right hand as a sign they were telling the truth before giving a testimony, as they believed having balls made them “whole” compared to women, who were banned from testifying.
3 Blokes who wanted to produce sons in the Middle Ages sometimes lopped off their left testicle – believing the right side made male sperm and females were produced from the left.
4 Fancy a brew? Between the 16th and 18th centuries in Canada, women would make a contraceptive tea from preserved beaver testicles, inset.
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