As blue jeans were especially a symbol of the working class back in the day, Levi Strauss did not wear the pants he helped make popular.
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Fun Fact: Revenge of Eliahu Itzkovitz
Eliahu Itzkovitz was a Jewish kid during the Holocaust that saw his whole family murdered by a single Romanian guard. When he grew up, he heard of rumors that the man had joined the French Foreign Legion, so he did as well. He not only ended up finding him, but earning his trust before gettingContinue reading “Fun Fact: Revenge of Eliahu Itzkovitz”
(Not So) Fun Fact: First Head Of State Killed By Firearm
Serving as Regent for his nephew King James VI (later James I of England too), James Stewart, Earl of Moray was assassinated by a firearm, a first for a head of state in the whole world.
(Not So) Fun Fact: The American Who Gave The Soviet Union Nuclear Secrets
Theodore Hall was an American physicist who helped on the Manhattan project. He leaked nuclear secrets to Russia and got away with it for the majority of his life. He claimed to have done it not for advancing a communist cause, but out of fears of one country with a nuclear monopoly, hellbent on unleashingContinue reading “(Not So) Fun Fact: The American Who Gave The Soviet Union Nuclear Secrets”
Fun Fact: Mario Wasn’t Intended To Be In Punch-Out
Mario being the referee was added at the last minute. While Nintendo owned Punch-Out and there was no legal issue, apparently the creators forgot to ask their bosses permission to put the plumber in the game.
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