Houdini was the first man to fly a plane solo in Australia.
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The first person to go over Niagara falls was Annie Edson-Taylor. She made the trip in a wooden barrel and survived!
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Shakira has been making music for more than 23 years, can play the guitar, drums, percussion, and harmonica, speaks 7 different languages, is the founder of a charity called Pies Descalzos, and is a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF.
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Until he turned 12, Robert Pattinson's elder sisters dressed him up as a girl and introduced him as "Claudia" to strangers.
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Sharon Stone is allergic to caffeine.
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In 1954, Bob Hawke was immortalized by the Guinness Book of Records for chugging 2.5 pints of beer in 12 seconds.
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The Beatles wrote into their contracts for American concerts that they would not play in front of segregated audiences.
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Pocahontas appeared on the back of the $20 bill in 1875.
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