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Tycho Brahe's fatal banquet retold on death anniversary
Original: OTD in 1601 Tycho Brahe refused to leave his seat at a formal banquet despite a pressing need to urinate. 11 days later,
The 1601 death of astronomer Tycho Brahe is being recalled: according to the well-known account, he stayed at a formal banquet without relieving himself despite urgent need, and died 11 days later, reportedly of kidney failure. The story is circulating as an on-this-day anniversary note, and remains a popular, if debated, piece of scientific history lore.
Why now: It is the anniversary of Brahe's death, prompting retellings of the famous anecdote.
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- OTD in 1601 Tycho Brahe refused to leave his seat at a formal banquet despite a pressing need to urinate. 11 days later, he died of kidney failure. https:// toilet-guru.com/blog/36.html?s =mb # history # health · bobthetraveler@mastodon.world · 1
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