Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart had no idea how to play chess when they appeared in X-Men 2.
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Charlie Chaplin once entered a Charlie Chaplin look alike contest and lost.
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Jimi Hendrix played for Englebert Humperdinck when his regular guitarist failed to show, Hendrix had to play behind a curtain and Humperdinck says it was like having 3 guitarists behind him.
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Pierce Brosnan once worked with the circus as a fire eater!
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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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Walt Disney, the creator of Mickey Mouse, was afraid of mice.
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Thomas Edison, lightbulb inventor, was afraid of the dark!
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Ted Turner owns about 2% of New Mexico.
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