stackyFACTSOvercompensating isn't just for guys with lifted trucks. In the 15th and 16th centuries, European knights and nobles wore padded and armored codpieces to drastically exaggerate the size of their manhood. King Henry VIII's armor literally featured a multi-pound steel bulge just to flex on his enemies.
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