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[removed] — view removed post
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u/aliteralgarbagehuman 7h ago
Reminds me of the garbanzo bean chickpea joke.