Bob Hope and Billy Joel were both once boxers.
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The original Toby jugs were modelled on Harry 'Toby' Elwes a Yorkshireman!
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When he was 7, Vin Diesel and some friends broke into a New York theater with intentions to vandalize it. Instead of calling the police, the theater’s artistic director handed them scripts and offered them parts in the upcoming show. This became Diesel’s first acting role.
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Pocahontas appeared on the back of the $20 bill in 1875.
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Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart had no idea how to play chess when they appeared in X-Men 2.
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Martha Stewart became a billionaire while in prison.
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Walt Disney, the creator of Mickey Mouse, was afraid of mice.
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The Queen and her husband are both great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria.
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