According to Daily Mail, crocodile dung was the earliest contraceptive device for women. It is a concoction made of crocodile dung, honey, and sodium carbonate inserted into the vagina to block and kill sperm.
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It’s not quite as strange as it sounds: honey is an anti-bacterial so if there are any bugs in the crocodile dung, the honey is likely to guard against infection.
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