Whoopi Goldberg's real name is Caryn Elaine Johnson.
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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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Leonardo da Vinci invented scissors.
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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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Malcolm X's original name is Malcolm Little.
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Betsy Ross was born with a fully formed set of teeth.
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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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Queen Elizabeth II has a rubber duck in her private bath with an inflatable crown.
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