In 2020, the world learned this rhinestoned country legend had quietly bankrolled vaccine research with a $1 million donation — on top of the 200-million-plus free books she's mailed to children.
The full story
Dolly Parton donated $1 million to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in April 2020, money that helped fund research behind Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine. Her Imagination Library has given away over 200 million books, and she declined the Presidential Medal of Freedom twice, citing scheduling.
The clues we handed out
— When the news broke, the internet promptly rewrote her most famous song as 'Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vacciiiine.'
— Her Imagination Library has mailed kids a free book every month since 1995.
— She has turned down the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Twice.
— She wrote 'Jolene' and 'I Will Always Love You' on the same day. Allegedly.
— Initials: D.P.
How this case played
ALLEGEDLY* edition No. 58. Three strikes to name Dolly Parton, with a free clue
unlocked after every miss.
*A blind item you can check. Every puzzle is drawn from the public record —
court records, official rulings, and moments that unfolded on live television — and the
records are linked above. Allegedly.
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