In chapter 30 of 30 Philosophers, at the end of the chapter, I mention that scholars are questioning if Nietzsche actually died form syphilis or something else like a brain tumor. In my argument against the syphilis theory, I mention that my great grandpa Jones Prestwood died of syphilis, and I mention he even had a Nietzsche-style mustache. Here it is.
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