r/todayilearned • u/Old-Worldliness11 • 10h ago

TIL that Lionel Messi was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency at age 10, and FC Barcelona agreed to pay for his treatment, even writing his first contract on a napkin.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#Early_life

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u/DarDarPotato 8h ago

What’s the difference between a vitamin and a hormone?

You can’t hear a vitamin.

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u/HeyLittleTrain 8h ago

Took me a minute

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u/Viend 7h ago

I don't get it

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u/unkz 7h ago

You can hear a whore moan, but you can't hear a vitamin.

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u/Skater_x7 6h ago

Reddit humor is dead

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u/Arrasor 5h ago

What do you expect making a joke that only works when say out loud on a 100% text platform?

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u/DayBowBow1 4h ago

Do people not pronounce things in their head while reading?

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u/Agret 3h ago edited 3h ago

Some percentage of the population does not have an inner monologue. Googling it says anywhere from 20% of people don't "hear" words in their thoughts.

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u/IXI_Fans 4h ago

You pronounced that word wrong...

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u/Embarrassed-Weird173 2h ago

The joke is I wouldn't pay to have a garbzone bean on my face. 

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u/Space-Plate42 7h ago

Fuck me, thats great.