Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined.
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Charlie Chaplin once entered a Charlie Chaplin look alike contest and lost.
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Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart had no idea how to play chess when they appeared in X-Men 2.
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Houdini was the first man to fly a plane solo in Australia.
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When Will Ferrell met RHCP drummer Chad Smith he looked him up and down and said: “You´re very handsome,” and then walked away.
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Shakira was banned from her school choir because her music teacher didn’t think she could sing and thought that she “sounded like a goat”.
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The Rock accidentally knocked out Michael Clarke Duncan while filming a fight scene for The Scorpion King and had a custom Rolex made as an apology gift, but liked the watch so much that he kept it for himself.
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