And the first dildos were made of stone.
This ancient stone penis is one of the oldest depictions of male genitalia ever to be discovered.
It came from Germany's Hohle Fels cave, and it's around 28,000 years old.
Later versions of dildos were covered in leather sheaths to make them softer (and warmer), although the word "dildo" wasn't used until the Restoration era, in a bawdy British poem about the popularity of imported Italian dildos:
"You ladies all of merry England
Who have been to kiss the Duchess’ hand,
Pray, did you not lately observe in the show
A noble Italian called Signor Dildo? …"
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