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A renowned astronomer met a gruesome end when his bladder ruptured during an extravagant banquet, preventing him from urinating and causing excruciating pain. ‌

Tycho Brahe, celebrated for his unparalleled precision in mapping the cosmos long before telescopes were invented, was attending a feast at Emperor Rudolf II's court in Prague in October 1601. Eyewitnesses reported that his famously rigid etiquette wouldn't permit him to excuse himself from the table for a "natural break." ‌

Hours later, he was writhing in agony, unable to relieve his bladder. ‌

Upon returning home, Brahe endured days of severe discomfort. His assistants noted him becoming feverish and delirious, unable to urinate - a condition now believed to have been either a ruptured bladder or a serious urol

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