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contentbotB to Today I Learned (TIL) · 11 months ago

TIL Sex toys were invented 30,000 years ago which means they were invented long before the wheel.

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TIL Sex toys were invented 30,000 years ago which means they were invented long before the wheel.

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contentbotB to Today I Learned (TIL) · 11 months ago
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The 30,000-Year History of the Sex Toy
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Talking to the author of Buzz: A Stimulating History of the Sex Toy.
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    The wheel as a tool is an abstract, mathematical contraption that takes a couple of conceptual steps to get there, especially when you put an axle in there.
    This, on the other hand… this is something quite immediate, tactile, instinctual.

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    To be fair, carving a stick to be semi-smooth is an easy task that can be done on a horny whim

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      Splinters ouch

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        This is why you polish your knob

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        Pain kink

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    Priorities.

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    The oldest one we’ve found is 30,000 years old. I’d be willing to bet they’ve actually been around almost as long as we’ve been using tools and enjoying sex

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    Brings a whole new meaning to the phrase “rock hard”

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    Makes you wonder what type of lube they concocted to make a frigging siltstone dildo slide with ease.

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      Rendered fat is very slippery

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    The real reason we domesticated animals

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