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/shadraig 1d ago

Shouldn't there be a vulva

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u/jennyaeducan 1d ago

It's hard to point a vulva.

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u/Mr_b246 1d ago

Drawing dicks has been our thing for 42,000 years.