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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One year, Elvis Presley paid 91% of his annual income to the IRS.
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Andre the Giant had surgery, but the doctors couldn't figure out how much anaesthesia to use due to his size. Instead, they used Andre's claim that "it usually takes two liters of vodka just to make me feel warm inside" as their guide.
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Actor John Wayne made more than 200 movies.
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During his lifetime, artist Vincent Van Gogh only sold one of his paintings.
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Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the Sherlock Holmes stories, was an ophthalmologist by profession!
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When young and impoverished, Pablo Picasso kept warm by burning his own paintings.
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