Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
It seems that Black Like Me is a super easy title to parody. There's almost every variation that you can think of, including this Saturday Night Live parody titled, "White Like Me." (Source)
For a while, there was a rumor that John Howard Griffin died from skin cancer because of the treatment he needed to turn his skin dark for Black Like Me. Is it true? Not at all! Unfortunately, Griffin was in bad health for most of his life and died of diabetes. (Source)
Even though he chose to be a journalist, Griffin could've been a star on American Idol… or he could have been Sherlock Holmes. He was born with perfect pitch and a photographic memory. (Source)
After being injured in World War II, Griffin went blind. But years later, he miraculously recovered. (Source)