4. Before Becoming A Mobster, Capone Worked In A Bowling Alley, A Sweet Shop And As A Paper Cutter
Although he became one of the most notorious gangsters in American history, Capone did not always perform such dishonest work. In fact, during his formative years Capone worked in a sweet shop, a bowling alley, at a munitions factory - and also as a paper cutter. Hard to imagine Al Capone in any of those vocations, isn't it?
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