Today I learned on Nostr: TIL that Gouverneur Morris (Founding Father of the U.S.) died due to the use of a ...

TIL that Gouverneur Morris (Founding Father of the U.S.) died due to the use of a piece of whale baleen as a catheter in an attempt to clear a blockage in his urinary tract.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gouverneur_Morris#Death_and_legacy
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