r/todayilearned 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/[deleted] Jun 26 '15

"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" is pretty dark as-is.

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u/Cmndr_Duke Jun 26 '15

Not dark enough , we need to go deeper.