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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/MaroonTrucker28 on 2024-10-18 23:59:58+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that at the height of her career, a rumor circulated that Shirley Temple was not a child, but a 30 year-old dwarf (due to her stocky body type). The rumor became so prevalent, that the Vatican sent a priest to investigate whether she was indeed a child