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John Harvey Kellogg was a surgeon who performed circumcisions. He believed they were an effective treatment for "addiction to masterbation".
There are conspiracy theories (misconceptions?) that he popularized circumcisions in America. Or that Corn Flakes were created to curb masterbation urges - because they are so bland that obviously no one would want to jerk it after eating that.
Idk where I'm going with this, but John Harvey Kellogg was a weird fucking dude.
lol. If you haven't heard it, I very much recommend The Dollop episode 46: The Cereal Men.
Well I know what I'm listening to during work today
Enjoy!
He did actually make cornflakes to stop people from masturbating though. It was something to do with spicy food making you horny
Is this a misconception? I've never looked into that but heard it before. I'm skeptical of googling this haha