April is Limb Loss Awareness Month. Josh Sundquist tells us about famous people who are missing a body part or two that you may not be aware of in this week’s mental_floss video. Well, a few of these you are well aware of, but others may be news to you. Who knew about Ella Fitzgerald? And one actually was dead before amputation, but the story is strange enough to be included here.
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I thought that Arnold was badly wounded in the leg, but that he kept it.
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Well, that explains that. I was writing while listening and knew Aretha has diabetes.
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Not Aretha Franklin … Ella Fitzgerald.
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They forgot Benedict Arnold, who, prior to becoming a traitor to the US, was hailed as a hero when he lost a leg during the Revolutionary War.
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