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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Lindsay Lohan was approached to star in The Hangover, but she declined because the screenplay "had no potential".
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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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The original title of Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice was First Impression!
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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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The Beatles wrote into their contracts for American concerts that they would not play in front of segregated audiences.
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In the year 2000, Pope John Paul II was named an "Honorary Harlem Globetrotter."!
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When Britney Spears books into hotels she uses the name 'Allota Warmheart' so that nobody will recognize her.
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