in the courts of ancient rome when a man was

In the courts of Ancient Rome, when a man was testifying, he would swear on his testicles, which is where the term ‘testify’ comes from.  However, other primates have been doing this practice for millions of years.
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  1. Also wrong: Primates did definitely not held court for millions of years. I doubt they were swearing on their private parts, too. Is kind of difficult if spoken language doesn’t exist.

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