Rizal

21. Rizal was widely
featured in cigarette
wrappers. Most of
these wrappers, made
with Art Deco or Art
Nouveau designs, were
produced in Binondo
during the turn-of-thecentury.
An old cigarette
label, Las Delicias,
even went to the
extreme by featuring
Rizal smoking a cigar.
22. Rizal was exceptional
and prolific
in a wide range of
subjects–except music.
This is because he
already realized early
in life that his singing
“sounded like the braying
of an ass.”
23. Vital statistics:
Rizal was about five
feet three inches tall
and had a waistline of
about 25″ to 26″. He
also had a big head:
His hats were 6 1/2″
across and the interior
measures 8″ from front
to back. He didn’t look
odd, though, as his
broad shoulders and
developed neck compensated
for it.
24. It was rumored
that both Adolf Hitler
and Mao Zedong
were the illegitimate
sons of Jose Rizal.
25. Rizals original
execution photo
features a dog, the
mascot of the firing
squad. It is said that
the dog ran around
the corpse whining
after a soldier fired
one last shot in Rizal’s
head to make sure he
was dead.
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