TIL: Native American Mohawks were often used as labourers on the skyscrapers because it was believed they had no natural fear of heights. In fact, they were afraid, but unlike their American workers, their culture meant they never showed it.

http://www.history.co.uk/study-topics/history-of-america/building-new-york-city



Submitted March 27, 2015 at 10:22PM by Allochkin http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30ib6i/til_native_american_mohawks_were_often_used_as/