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Andrew Tate indicted in Romania for trafficking minors, money laundering (www.aljazeera.com)

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[–] Blueshift@piefed.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes, the smaller one hangs the lowest, and that’s the left one for most men.

Source: McMANUS, I. Scrotal asymmetry in man and in ancient sculpture. Nature 259, 426 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/259426b0

… but that’s paywalled so here’s a blogpost about the study

[–] scrion@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I was wondering why the smaller testicle would hang lower, and indeed:

To investigate further, Dr. McManus studied 187 Greek statues and their Roman replicas. The result? The same pattern repeated across sculptures: a higher right testicle, but a larger left one.

However, looking at the paper itself reveals: