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(Digg) The 18th-Century Scientist Who Gave Himself Gonorrhea (And Really Messed It Up)
Today we bring you the story of John Hunter, an 18th century researcher who sacrificed his own penis (spoiler alert: there is syringe full of gonorrhea involved), only to pull a real boner — leading to one of the biggest misconceptions in STD history.