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No Such Thing As A Fish
The History of the Cup Pieces
In 1463, England's Parliament ruled that men were no longer allowed to wear short coats that did not cover their penises. The thing was, and that was when cup pieces came in as a fashionable thing because they weren't allowed to show their genitals or their bulges. They got bigger and bigger and bigger in the 16th century before disappearing completely by the end of the century. But yeah, it was amazing, they had these balls which are called Baldavic Team, which were balls which only the children or the families of people who've been beheaded could attend. It was super cool, they were just promising around the streets of Paris in these crazy outfits.
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