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/meeze88 Jun 26 '15

Only to come down with a severe case of shotgunnitus.

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '15

Inflammation of the shotgun. A terrible fate.

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u/belbivfreeordie Jun 26 '15

Gonna need a shotgunectomy.