During World War 1, Harry Houdini took 1 year off performing to help sell war bonds and teach american soldiers how to escape from German handcuffs.
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When playing an American character, Christian Bale will give all his press interviews in an American accent in order to not confuse the audience.
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For each word he said in Terminator 2, Arnold Schwarzenegger was paid $21,429.
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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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In their early careers, Sylvester Stallone and Jackie Chan both took part in porn.
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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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The actor playing The Mountain in Game of Thrones Season 4, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, was only 25 years old at the time of filming.
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