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TIL the Irish tenor Ronan Tynan, known in the U.S. for "God Bless America," is a double amputee who competed in track and field and equestrian at the 1984 and 1988 Paralympics, winning four gold medals. He's also a medical doctor specializing in orthopedics.

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