Napoleon’s penis was removed and sold for $3000 in 1977

People have been fixated on Napoleon's penis since Napoleon's doctor allegedly cut it off during his autopsy in 1821 and gave it to a priest in Corsica. The penis, which was not properly preserved, has been compared over the years to a piece of leather, a shriveled eel and to beef jerky. In 1927 when it went on display in Manhattan, TIME weighed in, comparing it to a "maltreated strip of buckskin shoelace." It's enough to give anyone a complex! In 1977, a urologist living in New jersey bought the actual modern-day relic for $3, 000 as well as kept the item under his bed until finally he passed away 30 years later. His little princess handed down Napoleon's penis and has fielded a minimum of one $100, 000 offer.