Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Did you know that Chester Nez died in 2014, shortly after Code Talker was published? (Source)
The Navajo code talkers were commemorated in a "Navajo Code Talker G.I. Joe" action figure. Oh yeah. (Source)
The Navajo code that Chester and his buddies developed used one or more different words for each letter in the English alphabet. Talk about complicated. (Source)
Did you know that the Navajos refer to themselves not as "Navajo," but as "Diné" meaning "the people"? (Source)