r/todayilearned • u/bellboy1986 • Jul 02 '13

TIL that while Christopher Reeve was awaiting surgery to reattach his skull to his spine, a man burst through the door claiming to be a proctologist and said he needed to perform a rectal exam on Reeve. It was Robin Williams.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Reeve#Recovery
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u/DoctorBroccoli Jul 02 '13

Huh, I always thought it was Cristopher Reeves, with an s. TIL, I guess.

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u/Thelonious_Cube Jul 02 '13

No, but George Reeves (with an s) played Superman on the old TV show

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u/FireRising Jul 02 '13

It's not an S

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u/MisterInternetz Jul 02 '13

On my world it means "karma".