Blue Peter pet, Petra the mongrel puppy, died two days after being introduced. A replacement was found.
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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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When young and impoverished, Pablo Picasso kept warm by burning his own paintings.
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Babe Ruth wore a cabbage leaf under his cap to keep him cool! He changed it every 2 innings!
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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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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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Justin Timberlake's half-eaten french toast sold for over $3,000 on eBay!
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