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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Whoopi Goldberg's real name is Caryn Elaine Johnson.
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Johnny Depp travels with his Capt. Jack Sparrow costume to make impromptu visits to sick kids in hospitals.
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The original Toby jugs were modelled on Harry 'Toby' Elwes a Yorkshireman!
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Keith Richards heard the riff to "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" in a dream. He woke up, played the riff on a tape recorder and mumbled "I can't get no satisfaction" and went back to sleep.
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Jimi Hendrix played a song dedicated to MLK the night of his assassination that is described as one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs ever played. Nobody at the entire concert recorded it.
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Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined.
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