In ancient Rome, when a man testified in court he would swear on his testicles.

Sorry, not true. The “testes” root in “testify” is a false cognate.

“Testify” really comes from the Latin “testes,” meaning “witness.” The Latin word for “balls” is “colei.”

(original “fact” via onemoretimewithfeeling)

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