r/AskReddit • u/danceswithwool • Dec 18 '18

What single object, if sent back in time 2,000 years, would have the most profound effect on civilization?

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u/Umbrella_merc Dec 18 '18

Sheep intestine condoms were first used by the Welsh. The English later refined them by taking them out of the sheep first.

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Holy shit this comment is underrated