The first known form of birth control was crocodile feces, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C. Other early birth control methods: tampons made of honey, drinking liquid mercury, jumping backwards, sneezing (to expel semen), inserting lemons as a diaphragm (the citric acid acts as spermicide), using animal intestines as condoms, inserting a concave piece of wood as a diaphragm (ouch), and drinking a concoction of soaking dried beaver testicles in a strong solution of alcohol. - OMG Facts

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The first known form of birth control was crocodile feces, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.

Other early birth control methods: tampons made of honey, drinking liquid mercury, jumping backwards, sneezing (to expel semen), inserting lemons as a diaphragm (the citric acid acts as spermicide), using animal intestines as condoms, inserting a concave piece of wood as a diaphragm (ouch), and drinking a concoction of soaking dried beaver testicles in a strong solution of alcohol.

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Mar 9, 2010 07:44 PM by Sarah, Delaware - Facts

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Last Thursday my parents had a huge fight, and I stayed up all night crying, unable to sleep.

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