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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In 2007, Joshua Bell pretended to be a street violinist and went mostly ignored. Just two days earlier, he played in a sold out theater with each seat costing $100. The violin he used on the street was worth 3.5 million dollars.
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As of April 2010, Bill Gates had donated $36,854,000,000 in his lifetime! That's more than half of his total net worth!
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Lindsay Lohan was approached to star in The Hangover, but she declined because the screenplay "had no potential".
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Eddie Cochran's last recording before he died was Three Steps to Heaven!
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Al Capone died in prison from syphillis - despite being the first sufferer to be treated with antibiotics!
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Ralph Lauren's original name is Ralph Lifshitz.
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