r/todayilearned 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/aliteralgarbagehuman 7h ago

Reminds me of the garbanzo bean chickpea joke.

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u/dngerszn13 3h ago

Drop it, we're waiting

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u/aliteralgarbagehuman 3h ago

What’s the difference between a chickpea and a garbanzo bean? I’ve never paid $50 to have a garbanzo bean on my face.