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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Leonardo da Vinci invented scissors.
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Rapper LL Cool J's name is short for 'Ladies Love Cool James'.
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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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When young and impoverished, Pablo Picasso kept warm by burning his own paintings.
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X-rays of the Mona Lisa show that there are three completely different versions of the same subject, all painted by Leonardo Da Vinci, under the final portrait.
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Jon Bon Jovi has a restaurant that has no prices; guests pay whatever they can or volunteer in exchange for their meal.
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Steve Jobs was half Arab.
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