Were chastity belts real? Sort of. But not in the way you might think. Tune in to hear the real story.
# Stuff You Should Know Summary
In this episode, Josh and Chuck debunk the popular myth that chastity belts were actually used during medieval times to prevent infidelity. They reveal that while these metal devices certainly exist today in museums, they were almost certainly created much later during the Victorian era as curiosities for sideshows, not as authentic medieval contraptions. The hosts explore how this myth likely originated from satirical artwork and jokes that were lost in translation over centuries, and they discuss how our tendency to view the Middle Ages as backward and barbaric has allowed this misconception to persist and actually prevented us from understanding that era's culture more accurately.
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