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Marital Melees & Sex Subpoenas: The Bizarre History of Divorce
Manage episode 357437032 series 2931105
As long as marriage has existed, people have been desperate to get out of it. One old German tradition had couples fight to the death for the right to divorce, swinging clubs and sacks of rocks at each other! In France, a divorce court had to monitor for proof of impotency by watching husband and wife try to have sex in front of a jury of priests and lawyers! Ending a marriage is never easy, but we can be glad we've divorced ourselves from these traditions.
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Chapters
1. Marital Melees & Sex Subpoenas: The Bizarre History of Divorce (00:00:00)
2. Marker 01 (00:22:15)
3. Marker 02 (00:32:02)
201 episodes
Manage episode 357437032 series 2931105
As long as marriage has existed, people have been desperate to get out of it. One old German tradition had couples fight to the death for the right to divorce, swinging clubs and sacks of rocks at each other! In France, a divorce court had to monitor for proof of impotency by watching husband and wife try to have sex in front of a jury of priests and lawyers! Ending a marriage is never easy, but we can be glad we've divorced ourselves from these traditions.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapters
1. Marital Melees & Sex Subpoenas: The Bizarre History of Divorce (00:00:00)
2. Marker 01 (00:22:15)
3. Marker 02 (00:32:02)
201 episodes
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