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TIL Napoleon Bonaparte’s penis was stolen during his autopsy and given to a priest in Corsica. In 1977, a urologist purchased it for $3,000 and kept it under his bed for 30 years until he died. The urologist’s daughter inherited the penis and has fielded at least one $100,000 offer.

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