Dutch Christians in the middle ages wore badges shaped like flying, erect penises as a sign that they had made their pilgrimage.

They got the idea from the Romans, who used them as protective amulets. They were called fascinum and were considered to be the “embodiment of the divine phallus.”

That’s where the word fascinating comes from, by the way. From flying penises.

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(Source: cracked.com)

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