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TIL that ancient Roman kids wore amulets devoted to the divine phallus. These effigies depicted winged penises or fist/penis hybrids - home charms showed ejaculating penises into eyes or multi-phallic sculptures. These charms helped protecting from evil eye (eg.babies’ necks), give strength or luck.

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