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16 October 2014

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Nutty facts: number five Before Sigmund Freud's time, castration referred to the removal of the testicles rather than the penis. Eunuchs feature in almost every ancient culture. The word derives from the Greek for 'keeper of the bed', because eunuchs were frequently employed to oversee harems. pebbles

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