› added 12 years ago

85

TIL Snoop Dogg released a smokeable song book with the books content entirely printed on rolling paper.

Read more sojones.com

via reddit.com

ne4bo TIL in 1987 Count Chocula had to be pulled from store shelves as boxes showed Dracula wearing a prominent Jewish Star of David, caused by a 6-pointed medallion not being drawn correctly.
7Mjp TIL that in 1946 an African American man impersonated Adolf Hitler and wrote letters to American fascists and Nazi supporters asking for money to fund a surprise attack.
8XyG TIL there are an estimated 78,000 abandoned buildings in Detroit.
MeyRW TIL about a book 'It Cant Happen Here' (1935). It's about "a demagogue who is elected President of the United States after fomenting fear and promising drastic economic and social reforms while promoting a return to patriotism and "traditional" values." A civil war breaks out as a result.
PYMbL TIL one of the last types of steam locomotive was maintained while the boiler was still in steam, by men in asbestos clothes entering the 220°F firebox and repairing the engine, while it was still under pressure. This was done to reduce downtime and allow a 6-day-a-week schedule.