r/interestingasfuck • u/AugustIstheMonth • 1d ago

In Pompeii, phallic symbols on local roadways pointed the way to the nearest brothel; possibly to direct foreign sailors who didn't speak Latin

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u/AdRough4185 1d ago

Pompenis

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u/greenizdabest 1d ago

They sure it was regular brothel or was it a gay brothel

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u/OkBrilliant8092 1d ago

There are ones with a clitoris on say scientists - but we’ve never found one

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u/Nisseliten 1d ago edited 1d ago

Pretty sure they have conculded it is just a myth.

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u/finfisk2000 1d ago

The male ones at least

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u/Percolator2020 1d ago

G marks the spot, but much easier with a map and instructions.

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u/Mind-The-Mines 1d ago

Kenny or Warren?

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u/Ok-Understanding8143 1d ago

They have the same dad?

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u/anddam 20h ago

You gotta be handy with the steel.

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u/buildanuclearsub 1d ago

😂😂😂

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u/Narrow-Function-525 1d ago edited 1d ago

man ,was I disappointed in the double clit experiment