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[-] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 33 points 4 months ago

In the early 1900's, a popular for fix the symptoms of aging was directly implanting animal testicles. Not saying that's what Thiel's currently doing, but whatever he is doing seems to be working just as well.

[-] NuraShiny@hexbear.net 24 points 4 months ago
[-] rentasonder@lemmygrad.ml 27 points 4 months ago

Straight up randomly in the abdomen, iirc.

[-] Cat_Daddy@hexbear.net 16 points 4 months ago

How the hell did I miss that. I've never heard of this before.

[-] rentasonder@lemmygrad.ml 23 points 4 months ago

This guy is an absolute trip:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_R._Brinkley

Just super passionate about putting animal parts in people.

[-] Cat_Daddy@hexbear.net 25 points 4 months ago

Occupation(s) | radio pioneer, charlatan

That's a hell of a career choice

[-] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 18 points 4 months ago

He was one of the early adopters of using radio to drum up business. When the US started cracking down, he went over to Mexico and developed high-powered "border blasters" that could reach the US.

[-] Cat_Daddy@hexbear.net 10 points 4 months ago

Pirate radio before pirate radio was cool

[-] rentasonder@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 4 months ago

If it wasn't for the medical malpractice, I'd find him oddly inspirational.

[-] Philosoraptor@hexbear.net 2 points 4 months ago

Early horseless carriage investor; flim-flam man; huckster

[-] mendiCAN@hexbear.net 18 points 4 months ago

i just read about this dude Voronoff who got rich graftin monkey testicles onto the testes of hundreds of men

[-] NuraShiny@hexbear.net 13 points 4 months ago

Don't you die of sepsis if someone does that to you?

[-] mendiCAN@hexbear.net 12 points 4 months ago

i only read the wiki that i linked, it didn't mention deaths; it does say the procedure involved very thin slices of monkey testes that were apparently absorbed when grafted. 🤷

[-] NuraShiny@hexbear.net 10 points 4 months ago

ah. I thought whole-ass balls. I think if it's small, then your body can deal with it.

[-] ClassIsOver@hexbear.net 10 points 4 months ago
[-] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 3 points 4 months ago

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

[-] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

lol Hitler used to get injected a shit ton of stuff made from pig organs.

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