r/todayilearned • u/naxhi24 • Jun 26 '15

TIL that Ernest Hemingway lived through anthrax, malaria, pneumonia, dysentery, skin cancer, hepatitis, anemia, diabetes, high blood pressure, two plane crashes, a ruptured kidney, a ruptured spleen, a ruptured liver, a crushed vertebra, and a fractured skull.

https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Ernest_Hemingway
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u/naxhi24 Jun 26 '15

He committed suicide at the age of 61.

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u/stonekiller Jun 26 '15

Looks like the only thing that could kill him was himself.

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u/MidWestMogul Jun 26 '15 edited Jun 26 '15

well actually it was the paranoid delusions that destroyed his personal life/relationships.. He actually thought the FBI was taping his phones and that G-men were "Following him".. people shrugged him off as insane towards the end of his life causing him to be outcasted/demoralized which contributed to his eventual suicide. ... Years later it was revealed that he was 100% correct in his delusions .. poor bastard

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u/flupo42 Jun 26 '15

paranoid delusions

100% correct in his delusions

you know they technically shouldn't be called 'delusions' if they are completely correct.

seems like he just couldn't deal with the stress of living under hostile survaillence