"Man's Bizarre Bottle Mishap Leaves Everyone Astounded"

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"Man's Bizarre Bottle Mishap Leaves Everyone Astounded"
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In 1849, a young man found himself in a painful and bizarre situation when his penis became trapped in a bottle after urinating into it. The reaction between potassium and naphtha created a vacuum, causing his penis to swell. A surgeon eventually freed him by breaking the bottle, relieving the pain and ending the unusual predicament.

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