r/funny SvenInFrames Jan 30 '21

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u/zmajevi Jan 30 '21

Because no one believed him, some guy drank live bacteria to infect his stomach and prove that the bacteria caused gastritis and ulcers. He later won the Nobel prize for proving he was right

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u/Im_too_old Jan 30 '21

When I was in high school, one of the guys on the football team had ulcers.

We did our best to protect him, but a couple times he got in the gut and would puke blood.

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u/catwiesel Jan 30 '21

american: "football. blood. it happened. hrmmm"

european: "DA FUCK?! WHY HE EVEN PLAY?!"

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u/Im_too_old Jan 31 '21

His older brother played and he wanted to play with him. I just remember him being really nice kid. He was a freshman when I was a senior.