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Man, and to think I call out of things when my joints are a little sore (lemmy.world)
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[–] PugJesus 53 points 2 months ago

Explanation: Theodore Roosevelt, when running for the presidency under the Progressive Party in 1912, was shot in the chest by a would-be assassin. Instead of going to get medical attention immediately, he stuck around and gave an hour-long speech before heading to the hospital to get the wound checked. Not QUITE as crazy as it seems - Roosevelt was well-educated and an avid hunter, who was reasonably certain that the wound was not in a particularly bad position. Even so, a stinging bullet in my chest would get me to call off any speech, much less an hour-long one!