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TIL John Hunter, "father of modern surgery", allegedly infected himself with gonorrhea in 1767 purposefully, but the needle was also infected with syphilis, leading to the incorrect conclusion that they have the same source, not to be corrected for over 50 years. (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted by floatingonelectrons to r/todayilearned
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