eggs Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 On January 17, 1899, Italian immigrants Gabriele and Teresina of Brooklyn, New York welcomed a baby boy. Fourteen years later, the couple’s son dropped out of Catholic school after a brawl with a teacher and began a life of crime that would make him one of the most notorious gangsters in history. Who are we talking about? Al “Scarface” Capone, of course. Authors and Hollywood directors have told the story of Capone countless times, but how much do you really know about the infamous criminal? Check out five interesting facts about Al Capone:Capone’s drink of choice was Templeton Rye whiskey from Templeton, Iowa.Capone’s specially-outfitted, bullet-proof Cadillac was seized by the U.S. Treasury Department in 1932 and later used by the government as Franklin Roosevelt’s limousine.Capone got his “Scarface” nickname after a bar brawl in Coney Island that left him with three large slashes on the left side of his face.Even though “Scarface” was his most well-known nickname, Capone’s closest friends called him “Snorky.”After suffering a mental and physical decline as a result of neurosyphilis, a Baltimore psychiatrist and Capone’s personal physician performed tests that showed his mental capability had diminished to that of a 12-year-old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 I think he liked to write love stories too. It was either him or sadaam hudson? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblosser Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 ...sadaam hudson?Who? (hint: turn the Droid X sideways, it'll make your keyboard keys bigger....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Sadaam wrote love storieshttp://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zabibah_and_the_KingAl wrote love songshttp://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2009/04/17/2009-04-17_tender_capone_jail_ode_on_cd.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Who? (hint: turn the Droid X sideways, it'll make your keyboard keys bigger....) Ahahaha lolz it auto corrected it lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevysoldier Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 I knew number 2 and 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 But did you know 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Interesting fact #6 - He was my Great Grandfathers 3rd cousin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 You guido Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beegreenstrings Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 I knew of 2 but I thought al picino was scareface? WTF! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 You guido Its not even that close anyway. The closest known connection I have was my great uncle and he was only a mid level type in Cleveland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblosser Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Interesting fact #6 - He was my Great Grandfathers 3rd cousinI thought you is a Mexican? Manuel Jesus Fernandez Capone? Its not even that close anyway. The closest known connection I have was my great uncle and he was only a mid level type in ClevelandYoungstown mob > Cleveland mob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 I thought you is a Mexican? Manuel Jesus Fernandez Capone? Youngstown mob > Cleveland mob.I'm not Mexican, I just play one on the internet And yes you are absolutely correct on that. Youngstown mob used to run pretty much everything down that way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSVDon Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Neurosyphillis doesn't sound fun... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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