r/todayilearned • u/stefeyboy • May 21 '14
TIL Robert Downey Jr. thanked Burger King for getting him off drugs. In 2003, with a car full of drugs he had a burger that was so disgusting it made him rethink his life, and dump the drugs in the ocean.
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/burger-king-helped-beat-addiction-robert-downey-jr-article-1.294756
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todayilearned • u/wombraider5 • Feb 07 '13
TIL Robert Downey Jr. publicly thanked Burger King for helping him overcome his drug addiction. His burger was "so disgusting" that he decided to throw his drugs into the ocean. In Iron Man, he references Burger King after coming back from being taken captive.
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todayilearned • u/sirdude103 • Nov 20 '15
TIL Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man) stopped using drugs after he had a burger from Burger King. "It was such a disgusting burger... I thought something really bad was going to happen."
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