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Medieval churches fought over owning the foreskin of Jesus

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During the highly competitive Middle Ages, no fewer than eighteen wildly different European churches vehemently claimed to possess this incredibly specific anatomical relic. They continuously generated massive tourism revenue and frequently threatened to forcefully excommunicate rivals who doubted their specific dried holy artifact.

Medieval churches fought over owning the foreskin of Jesus
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