An American urologist once bought Napoleon's penis for $40,000.
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Blue Peter pet, Petra the mongrel puppy, died two days after being introduced. A replacement was found.
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J.K. Rowling lost her billionaire status because she donated so much of her money to charity.
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Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team his sophomore year.
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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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During his lifetime, artist Vincent Van Gogh only sold one of his paintings.
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