another fun fact I've found is; the word spectacles actually came from the medieval days where bare knuckle fighting was a prestigious sport and victors were deemed to hold special powers. When victorious fighters eventually died, their fans would fight over parts of their body to adorn their mantle pieces to show off to guests. The most valuable part of the fighter were his testicles which one super fan wore on his eyes. This later became a trend called the Spesticle. Through the modernisation of the English language we now have what are known as spectacles.