5 Surprising facts about Bob Marley

#1. Bob Marley was half-white and half-black. Born to a white British naval captain and black Jamaican village girl, one of Bob's nicknames growing up was "white boy"
#2. In 2014, Forbes Magazine listed Marley as fifth on the list of the highest-earning dead celebrities. This revenue came from a combination of album sales, cannabis, coffee, and clothing accessories from the tuff gong clothing line.
#3. Bob Marley got the nickname "Tuff Gong" because he defended himself as a kid in Trench town.
#4. After discovering his manager Don Taylor had been stealing from him, Bob beat him within an inch of his life-then fired him.
#5. When he died in 1981, over 40,000 people field past his coffin.