Some Obscurish facts
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Until the early years of the 20th century, Muslim peasant women in Upper Egypt still believed it was possible to terminate an unwanted pregnancy by lying face down on the railroad tracks and allowing the next scheduled train to pass over them. Conversely, a woman who had difficulty conceiving would lie on her back on the tracks and allow the passing train to impregnate her. It wasn't only in Egypt that the steam-driven locomotive was considered the embodiment of the male propulsive force. In India years ago, women desirous of impregnation would rush to the tracks as a train approached and as it passed, they would lift their skirts high in the hope of becoming pregnant.
Until the early years of the 20th century, Muslim peasant women in Upper Egypt still believed it was possible to terminate an unwanted pregnancy by lying face down on the railroad tracks and allowing the next scheduled train to pass over them. Conversely, a woman who had difficulty conceiving would lie on her back on the tracks and allow the passing train to impregnate her. It wasn't only in Egypt that the steam-driven locomotive was considered the embodiment of the male propulsive force. In India years ago, women desirous of impregnation would rush to the tracks as a train approached and as it passed, they would lift their skirts high in the hope of becoming pregnant.