During his lifetime, artist Vincent Van Gogh only sold one of his paintings.
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During an interview when Adele was asked about her weight and figure, she replied “I don’t make music for eyes. I make music for ears”.
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During his lifetime, Herman Melville's Moby Dick sold only 50 copies.
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Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined.
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Noodles, the guitarist for The Offspring, was the janitor for the school the band went to. He was allowed into the band because he was old enough to buy the band alcohol.
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Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button.
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Bob Hope and Billy Joel were both once boxers.
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Ralph Lauren's original name is Ralph Lifshitz.
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