Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart had no idea how to play chess when they appeared in X-Men 2.
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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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Jackie Chan’s mother was an opium smuggler and his father was a spy.
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Sean Connery turned down the role of Gandalf in Lord of the Rings because he didn't understand the script.
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Jason Earles played as a teenager in Hannah Montana, but he was actually born in 1977.
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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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Heath Ledger locked himself in a hotel room for a month to prepare for his iconic role as the Joker in The Dark Knight
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