Pronounce King Charles!

Folklore has it that King Charles II, of England, was the first to use condoms in the 1600s. The court physician, “Dr. Condom” was said to have invented the animal-tissue sheaths to keep King Charles from fathering illegitimate children and getting diseases from prostitutes. However, it is likely that the label “condom” derives from the Latin word “condus”, meaning receptacle.

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