Things You Would Never Know

That's right! During the First World War, I told her, Hitler had been a runner, delivering messages between the German trenches, and he was disgusted by seeing his fellow soldiers visit French brothels. To keep the Aryan bloodlines pure, and prevent the spread of venereal disease, he commissioned an inflatable doll that Nazi troops could take into battle. Hitler himself designed the dolls to have blond hair and large breasts. The Allied firebombing of Dresden destroyed the factory before the dolls could go into wide distribution.

You also hear about it in World War II, where the French, once again, gave German soldiers STDs during its occupation. What a way to fight a war, aye?

The best part about this little fact is that I learned it while reading Snuff, a novel by Chuck Palahnuik. He has a tendency to sew his stories with lots of interesting facts that are actually true. This particular book, while very crass and in no way "classy," is about a porn star making the last porn video of her career. It involves quite a bit of crude things, but is also littered with different facts about Hollywood and what different celebrities used to do to get their fine singing voices, their perfect skin, and a number of other little tricks. You should definitely check out his books, if you haven't already.That's right! During the First World War, I told her, Hitler had been a runner, delivering messages between the German trenches, and he was disgusted by seeing his fellow soldiers visit French brothels. To keep the Aryan bloodlines pure, and prevent the spread of venereal disease, he commissioned an inflatable doll that Nazi troops could take into battle. Hitler himself designed the dolls to have blond hair and large breasts. The Allied firebombing of Dresden destroyed the factory before the dolls could go into wide distribution.

You also hear about it in World War II, where the French, once again, gave German soldiers STDs during its occupation. What a way to fight a war, aye?

The best part about this little fact is that I learned it while reading Snuff, a novel by Chuck Palahnuik. He has a tendency to sew his stories with lots of interesting facts that are actually true. This particular book, while very crass and in no way "classy," is about a porn star making the last porn video of her career. It involves quite a bit of crude things, but is also littered with different facts about Hollywood and what different celebrities used to do to get their fine singing voices, their perfect skin, and a number of other little tricks. You should definitely check out his books, if you haven't already.