On This Day in Weird, January 25...
1947: Notorious Prohibition-era gangster Alphonse
"Scarface" Capone dies from the effects of tertiary syphilis at his
lavish estate in Florida. Contrary to popular belief, Capone was not afraid of
treatment when he contracted the disease in the early 1920s, but in fact was
likely deceived by the normal disappearance of outward symptoms soon after
infection. Historians now believe he passed the disease to his only son, who
suffered lifelong health problems as a result.
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