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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/mankls3 on 2023-08-04 06:12:43.

Original Title: TIL some boys used to be castrated so as to keep their soprano voices due to not reaching sexual maturity. Their rib cages were also bigger allowing them more lung and vocal capacity. There is only one known recording of a castrato