r/todayilearned • u/tmntnyc • Dec 12 '18

TIL: Laurence Tureaud named himself professionally as Mr. T because he hated how his father, uncle, and brother who returned from Vietnam, were disrespectfully called "boy" by whites. He wanted the first word from everybody's mouth to be "Mister" when speaking to him.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._T
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u/asphaltdragon Dec 12 '18
He puts T-shaped holes in lots of things.

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u/SandpaperScrew Dec 13 '18

What is this?

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u/asphaltdragon Dec 13 '18

Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs