There are two mysterious balls hidden beneath the brown, hairy envelope known as the scrotum, which hides in the shadow of the more famous penis. With the ability to give 50% of life or bring their owner to the ground with a simple touch, they represent the Achilles heel of these gentlemen. If you even threaten to manhandle one of them, you will see them blush. However, in certain cultures, they were the ultimate symbol of masculinity and one of the elements that enabled men to establish their domination! In the following, we will share 11 interesting facts about testicles.
Chris McManus of University College London found that in 107 sculptures from the classical period, their left testicles were almost always carved larger and lower than the right. What’s more, according to him, he attributed this oddity to the fact that the Greeks believed the left side was “responsible” for producing women. But if that assumption is wrong, the weird asymmetry of the testicles was instead confirmed by “field studies” (with researchers snooping around swimming pool showers!): that 2/3 of men have a larger and lower left testicle.
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