nonfiction-n8 t1_itzayrg wrote on October 27, 2022 at 12:25 PM

Reply to comment by adfthgchjg in TIL in 2003, 12yo Auri Allen was featured on Ripley's Believe It or Not due to his massive size, nicknamed Baby Shaq. By 2006, he was regarded as one of the top 5 basketball players in the country, until a car crash paralyzed him. He later became a Head Coach and founded his own basketball academy. by SlipperyThong

When I was 17 I was in a baaad rollover car crash. I never knew about the risk of being paralyzed until now… just makes me feel more lucky to be alive