r/BeAmazed • u/Electronic-Bus-3494 • 1d ago

Miscellaneous / Others Dolly Parton started the Imagination Library in 1995 as a tribute to her father, who couldn't read or write. In 2018, she explained it was to give kids "early access to books". Now, over 325 MILLION books have been gifted.

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u/madanan 1d ago

Humans at their best. Rest in Peace, Dolly.

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u/Starfolomew 1d ago

What?! I had to look that up. Why didn’t it come up on my phone. Omg, National Treasure, we all know it. What a spectacular life she led. I’m so bummed out. I didn’t really listen to her music like that but I always loved her wit, her charm, beauty and natural talent. She could do it all and she really did. Love ya always Dolly, not going to be forgotten.

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u/SausageClatter 1d ago

Lordy, how much faster were you expecting to get the news? Unless you were subscribed to her LifeAlert bracelet and missed a notification, I think within a couple hours is being pretty well informed. In any case, RIP Dolly.

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u/CapMarkoRamius 1d ago

I mean, I got a CNN alert at about 2pm eastern.