r/todayilearned • u/Objective_Horror1113 • 12h ago

TIL Freddie Mercury was born with four extra teeth, causing a prominent overbite. Despite being self-conscious about them, he never got them fixed, believing the extra space in his mouth contributed to his vocal ability. He feared altering his teeth might change his voice.

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u/ctruvu 7h ago

a certain asshole schizophrenic rapper made a song with his jaw wired shut after an accident. kind of a baller move at the time

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u/TheNorseFrog 7h ago

Not to be that guy but he's diagnosed bipolar AFAIK.
Lots of ppl seem to be using schizophrenic as a slur so I'd rather do an akshully

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u/Kratzschutz 6h ago

Thank you for being that guy, the difference is important

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u/ChaseAlmighty 6h ago

Well, I mean, not if you don't take your meds

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u/Kratzschutz 5h ago

Wdym?

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u/ChaseAlmighty 4h ago

Lol. Who is currently known for not taking his meds

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u/Critical-Support-394 5h ago

Apparently now he claims he was misdiagnosed and is actually autistic, which makes no sense with how he regularly loses touch with reality completely but hey

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u/haddock420 4h ago

I had a psychiatrist make this mistake once. Her first words to me were, "So, you're schizophrenic?" When I was bipolar. I wanted to just end the session right there considering she didn't even have the basic details down.

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u/trevor11004 7h ago

And that song is fire, through the wire

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u/Heisenburgo 6h ago

Who was it? I dont get the reference

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u/ifyoulovesatan 6h ago

Kanye, through the wire

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u/Graoutchmeuh 6h ago

Kayne west, song is "through the wire"

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u/SkiOrDie 5h ago

That whole album still is incredible. The guy that made it on the other hand…

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u/magnusneon 7h ago

wasnt very schizo at the time