re: TIL Al Capone suffered from health issues due to complications from untreated Syphilis

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I hate defending Stout

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WTF?

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It's more interesting to say than I like defending stout

C'mon, let me be ironic sometimes

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just don't do that around Al Capone

today you learned what you might pick up

One of my favorite Drunk History episodes is about Capone and his syphilis.

He's a Syphilitic Moron

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I'm sure there are many people who've never even heard of Al Capone (the Untouchables movie was 30+ years ago)

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I find it a bit funny that to validate your point about Al Capone’s life you referenced a movie. Especially when I’m giving OP shite for getting history lessons from Hollywood.

I really thought this was common knowledge. Al Capone is probably the most notorious American in history. I thought it was widely known about the Income Tax, STDs, Chicago.

Rumour is he didn't pay his taxes too.

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Symptoms of syphilis do not include "urinating pus." Primary syphilis symptoms include enlarged lymph nodes near your genitalia and a painless sore in the genitalia called a chancre. Secondary syphilis symptoms are similar to cancer: fever, swollen lymph nodes, fatigue, and body aches. You might also get a rash, headache, or start losing your hair. Tertiary syphilis causes brain dysfunction, stroke, and damage to your blood vessels.

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Dearest Friend:

Please don't tell us how you know this.

Best,

Kaffy

Yeah if we’re debating common knowledge, I’d say the fact that he was nabbed for tax evasion is more commonly known than his syphillitic brain.

Funny you should bring up athletics.

I really enjoyed that class 30 years ago. Several athletes were in that class with me.

They enjoyed sitting close to me on test days. LOL

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Friend,

The info in that video is false. Symptoms of syphilis do not include "urinating pus." Primary syphilis symptoms include enlarged lymph nodes near your genitalia and a painless sore in the genitalia called a chancre. Secondary syphilis symptoms are similar to cancer: fever, swollen lymph nodes, fatigue, and body aches. You might also get a rash, headache, or start losing your hair. Tertiary syphilis causes brain dysfunction, stroke, and damage to your blood vessels.

Yours,
TulaneLSU

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I did not know that, thanks for sharing friend. While not factually correct the peeing puss part certainly adds some comedic quality to the bit.

I would like to share a story that my Ag teacher shared with me when I was in high school. He described to me how he once caught ghonarrea and part of the cure was to smash his dick with a hammer like medical instrument. He claimed it was to eject the puss in his dick. The story was very disturbing to young redstick13. Especially since I was dating his daughter at the time. How is your knowledge of ghonarrea? Was my Ag teacher spinning a yarn to me?