TIL as late as 17th-Century Europe, masturbation was commonly employed by nannies to put their young male charges to sleep.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_masturbation#Health_concerns



Submitted January 23, 2015 at 08:40PM by mike_pants http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2teq5b/til_as_late_as_17thcentury_europe_masturbation/