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TIL of Dan Black, a UK man who became paralyzed and fundraised for an experimental stem cell treatment to help him walk again. Upon reaching his a goal, he heard of a young boy who also needed the treatment. He donated all of the funds to the young boy and Dan Black still remains paralyzed today.

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