Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined.
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Lindsay Lohan was approached to star in The Hangover, but she declined because the screenplay "had no potential".
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The Rock accidentally knocked out Michael Clarke Duncan while filming a fight scene for The Scorpion King and had a custom Rolex made as an apology gift, but liked the watch so much that he kept it for himself.
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Eddie Cochran's last recording before he died was Three Steps to Heaven!
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Ted Turner owns about 2% of New Mexico.
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In the year 2000, Pope John Paul II was named an "Honorary Harlem Globetrotter."!
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Shakira has been making music for more than 23 years, can play the guitar, drums, percussion, and harmonica, speaks 7 different languages, is the founder of a charity called Pies Descalzos, and is a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF.
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Steve Jobs was half Arab.
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