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While preparing for "Funny Girl," Lea Michele found tap dancing so challenging, she broke down crying after the first rehearsal.

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When Norman Mailer wanted to be mayor of NYC, one of his ideas was to hold “jousting tournaments (in Central Park) for young offenders.”

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Jenny Maxwell got her big break in 1961 when she starred alongside Elvis Presley in the hit film, Blue Hawaii.

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Before becoming a rock star, Rod Stewart pursued a soccer career.

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In her childhood, Minka Kelly and her mother struggled to get by. They once lived in a storage shed and a friend's garage.

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Wallace Beery married Gloria Swanson on her 17th birthday.

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Artie Lange once tried to hold up a bank as a "joke." He was swiftly arrested, though he got let off with a slap on the wrist.

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Tori Spelling With Roses

Tori Spelling only inherited $800,000 of her famous father's $500 million fortune.

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When Bob Crane first read the script for "Hogan's Heroes," he thought it was a drama.

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Most reports say Schlitzie was born with microcephaly, which made his head much smaller in proportion to the rest of his body.

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Though she forgave him before her death, Frederick, Prince of Wale's mother barred him from attending her funeral.

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Joni Mitchell gave her daughter up for adoption.

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It's rumored that Stevie Wonder's lawyer negotiated his landmark second contract with Motown while doing a headstand.

Read More: Wild Facts About Stevie Wonder, Music’s Miraculous Prodigy

Portrait of Lavinia Warren

Because of her size, Lavinia Warren's "fans" often wanted to “pet her and hold her” as if she were still a child.

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Kate Moss famously said, “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels”—but it would become one of her many regrets.

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photograph of George Sanders

George Sanders' marriage to Zsa Zsa Gabor failed—but later, he married her sister, Magda.

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Sting holding his guitar

Sting has admitted that the song "Don't Stand So Close To Me" is partly inspired by "Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov.

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Gene Hackman became friends with Dustin Hoffman in acting school.

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Although he got famous on The Brady Bunch, Robert Reed started as a Shakespearean actor.

Read More: Furtive Facts About Robert Reed, The TV Dad With A Secret

Gladys Pearl Baker

Gladys Pearl Baker's ex-husband took her two children without her consent and moved to Kentucky.

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Elliot Page At The 2021 Met Gala

On the set of 2007's "Juno," Elliot Page had an affair with his co-star Olivia Thirlby.

Read More: Empowering Facts About Elliot Page, Hollywood's Transgender Icon

One of Looney Tunes' first characters was a rip-off of Mickey Mouse.

Read More: Wacky Facts About The Looney Tunes Franchise

Zazel was the first human cannonball—but it was tightrope walking that ended her career.

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Photograph Marie Prevost

After Marie Prevost passed, there were wild rumors that her dog had eaten her body to survive.

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Portrait of Dolores O'Riordan

Dolores O'Riordan's final voicemail was a happy one, wherein she expressed excitement over her new music.

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George Jessel Photograph

When he was 42, George Jessel married a 16-year-old showgirl.

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Nicollette Sheridan called Teri Hatcher "the meanest woman in the world."

Read More: Problematic Facts About Teri Hatcher, Desperate In More Ways Than One

Queen Tamar of Georgia Illustration

Queen Tamar of Georgia called herself "King of Kings."

Read More: Powerful Facts About Queen Tamar, Georgia's Female King

Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom

Princess Sophia called her stilfing home a "nunnery."

Read More: Desperate Facts About Princess Sophia, The Royal Secret-Keeper

At the height of his gambling problems, Omar Sharif often lost up to £750,000 a night.

Read More: Lonely Facts About Omar Sharif, The Smouldering Egyptian Bad Boy

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