Harrison Ford has a species of spider named after him!
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During his lifetime, Herman Melville's Moby Dick sold only 50 copies.
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Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team his sophomore year.
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Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined.
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When he was 7, Vin Diesel and some friends broke into a New York theater with intentions to vandalize it. Instead of calling the police, the theater’s artistic director handed them scripts and offered them parts in the upcoming show. This became Diesel’s first acting role.
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Blue Peter pet, Petra the mongrel puppy, died two days after being introduced. A replacement was found.
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Warren Beatty once worked as a rat-catcher!
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