Snapshot · Last Podcast On The Left
Medical examiners measured the three-penis man's external penis at 3 inches, with the two internal penises measuring 1.49 and 1.45 inches respectively.
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Henry introduces the story of a 78-year-old British man who donated his body to science after death, at which point doctors made a remarkable discovery: he had three penises. The primary, external penis measured 3 inches; two additional penises were concealed inside his testicles, measuring 1.49 and 1.45 inches respectively. His urethra connected all three in a path doctors described as 'torturous' — meaning convoluted and winding. The man may have never known, though Ed notes a catheter would have revealed the internal anatomy. Henry speculates the hernia he reportedly suffered throughout his life may have been caused by the internal penises. Alaska wonders whether the measurements were hard or soft, establishing that since the subject was dead, rigor mortis aside, these are likely soft measurements. The segment devolves into a discussion of penis measurement methodology, the ethics of measuring a dead man's genitals, and the comic tragedy of a man who went through 78 years of life as, in Henry's words, 'fat fuck royalty' of the penis world without ever knowing.
A 78-year-old British man donated his body to science after death, at which point doctors discovered he had three penises: one external at 3 inches, and two more hidden inside his testicles at 1.49 and 1.45 inches. His urethra ran through all three, earning it the medical descriptor 'torturous.' He may never have known.
A 78-year-old British man who donated his body to science was found to have three penises — one external and two hidden inside his testicles.
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