› added 8 years ago

253

TIL that james earl jones once traveled across the us and used his legendary darth vader voice to talk to truck drivers on his cb radio .

Read more hollywoodreporter.com

via ift.tt

WkalA TIL King George had a reply to the Declaration of Independence sent back called An Answer to the Declaration of the American Congress. It picked apart the Declaration at length, including pointing out that one cannot claim "all men are created equal" when the Colonies still allowed slavery.
JBP4 TIL Hugo Jaeger, Hitler’s personal photographer and loyal follower, hid away his color photograph to avoid prosecution, then sold them to Life Magazine for a profit in 1955.
LVDV TIL when he was 12 years old, Fidel Castro wrote a letter to Franklin Roosevelt. He asked him for a $10 dollar bill because he had never seen one before.
BgyLk TIL the Mayans would install jade and other jewels into their teeth for decorative purposes. The sealants used to affix the jewels also helped prevent tooth decay.
KOaMa TIL that, over the last 30 years, investing in LEGO sets have had 11% better returns than gold, stocks, or bonds.