Károly Takács Was A Right Handed Sport Shooter, But Won Olympic Gold Left-Handed

from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson

Today in 1910, the birthday of Károly Takács, a multi-time Olympic champion who won his medals without the use of his dominant hand. Plus: today in 1936, inventor Carl Brown obtained a patent for an unusual device meant to wake up drowsy drivers. Karoly Takacs, the Para athlete who achieved Olympic glory (World Shooting Para Sport)Staying awake at the wheel (Weird Universe)Help our show stay on target, donate today on Patreon

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