10 Awesome Facts That’ll Rock Your World

Are you ready to ROOOOOOOCK????!?

With facts, that is.

Just look at the gentlemen of Black Sabbath above. You know they’re ready for some serious factinating. So let’s rumble, y’all!

1. Fascinating

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2. Which house do you belong to?

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3. Cool!

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4. Beautiful

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5. Sign me up!

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6. BFF

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7. Get on board!

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8. Sea Peoples

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9. Trouble makers

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10. Strange…

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Now you’re rockin! With facts, I mean…

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People of Twitter Share Their Pettiest Grudges with Celebrities. These Are Hilarious

It started with this tweet…

This woman’s mom is NOT having Queen Latifah over for dinner anytime soon…

And yeah, the Twitternet wanted to share.

Brian McKnight just forgot to bring a gift?!

Olivia ain’t going to the candy shop with this former fan…

Eddie Murphy has some people who hate him…

Because he was apparently not so nice…

But thankfully he does know how to apologize…

Damn LL… you done messed up!

Somebody hates Danny Glover?!

Earth, Wind and Fire Her! is more like it…

Bruno! Clean yo dishes!

Some of this shit even happens on Twitter? Shocker…

Well, this isn’t common, is it Common?

Brandy need to CALM DOWN!

Patrick Ewing using kindergarten tactics!

Listen, everybody has bad days. It happens. We can’t say these interactions represent who these people are.

Except Eddie Murphy. We can now definitely say Eddie Murphy is a dick.

At least in the ’80s…

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This Woman’s Looks Just Like Steve Buscemi, and the Internet Can’t Get Enough

Whenever you see an animal that looks like a person, it’s definitely a little jarring. It can also be among the superficial reasons that people turn down a perfectly lovable pet. My dog, for instance, has the cutest little underbite, which I was told was a reason that a few other prospective families turned her down. I’d say it worked out though, because I now have the world’s sweetest little puppy and those other people lost out!

Perhaps her looks are the reason this cat spent 2 whole years in a shelter (she was there from the time she was 2 days old!) before someone finally loved her for who she was on the inside…and the outside.

 

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Because y’all, she looks exactly like Steve Buscemi.

When Jen Chavez went looking for another member to add to their family – they already had 3 rescue cats and 3 little boys – she had no idea what she would find.

But when she saw Marla, Jen was immediately intrigued with the funny-looking, but sweet, feline.

 

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When she inquired, Jen found the shelter staff very protective of the little girl. She’d been dumped there at 2 days old and had waited 2 long years for someone to take her home.

 

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That someone was Jen, who knew that her “little strange face” would fit right in with their family.

 

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The shelter employees did let Jen know there was a meme floating around the internet that compared her to Steve Buscemi, and that was when it clicked – that was exactly who Marla looked like!

 

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Marla is 5 now, an internet sensation, and happy at home with the other cats and her humans in the home.

 

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Jen describes her as sweet, playful, a good eater, and a fan of her husband’s singing.

As long as she doesn’t start taking on traits from Buscemi’s character from Boardwalk Empire, they should be fine.

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A Dark Family Secret Could Explain Karen Carpenter’s Eating Disorder

Back in the 1970s, Karen Carpenter and her husband, Richard, were a musical force to be reckoned with, selling over 100 million records before Karen’s longstanding battle with anorexia forced her to retire from the stage and eventually ending in her untimely death at the age of 32.

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While a CBS documentary called The Karen Carpenter Story (you can rent it on Amazon) makes no mention of the potential reasons for Karen’s struggle with her body image, author Randy Schmidt blames her struggle on her mother, Agnes.

During the making of the documentary Agnes said there was no reason to cast an ugly light on the family, refusing to put any discussion of potential familial negativity – but Schmidt believes the real reason she was uninterested in delving into the past was that Karen’s anorexia stemmed directly from her mother’s “inability to love.” He claims that Agnes withheld affection from her daughter starting at a young age and continuing through high school.

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Schmidt’s book, Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter, details Karen’s eating disorder, which began shortly after the “chubby teenager” graduated from high school. Her health took a nosedive after she began performing since she didn’t like the way she looked onstage, and she regularly chose to hide in fluffy blouses or jumpers when she wasn’t in front of an audience.

She was so thin that fans thought she might have cancer, and since anorexia was (and often remains) a taboo topic, no one talked about what was really wrong with her.

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Karen herself denied that anything was wrong or that she was ill, and, despite attempts by friends to convince her to see a therapist, her parents’ attitude that psychiatrists were for “crazy people” dissuaded her.

Despite eventual treatment, she continued to harm herself with laxatives and unprescribed thyroid medication, a trend that doctors were unable to reverse when she was finally admitted to a hospital.

She died at just 32 years old, most of her dreams and career aspirations unrealized.

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7 Little-Known Facts About the Legendary Shirley Temple

Shirley Temple was immensely talented and won audiences over with her charm, singing, and adorable curls. Although she stopped performing at age 22, she continued to make waves, becoming an accomplished diplomat. Here are seven essential facts you should know about the legendary Shirley Temple:

1. She was considered for “The Wizard of Oz”

Of course, that starring role went to Judy Garland. There are numerous rumors about why she didn’t get the part. It may have been her singing limitations or studio politics.

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2. She brought breast cancer to national attention

In 1972, breast cancer wasn’t discussed at a national level. Women’s options for treatment were often dictated by their doctors, without their input. They would go in for a biopsy, and if preliminary results were positive for cancer, doctors would perform a radical mastectomy without consulting the patient, which involves removing the breast and underlying muscles of the chest wall. This one-step process was “easier” for doctors, but left women devastated.

When Temple found a lump in her breast, she opted for a biopsy (and only a biopsy), which she had to fight for. When she learned it was positive for cancer, she fought for a simple mastectomy, which only removes breast tissue and is the standard for treatment today.

Temple then shared her experience, holding a news conference from her hospital bed to educate other women and writing about her experience for McCall’s. Her approach was so radical that she was scolded by the American Cancer Society, but she paved the way for better cancer treatment for people with breast cancer and de-stigmatized cancer in general.

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3. She is the youngest person to ever receive an Academy Award

She received a special juvenile Academy Award at age six. According to reports, she thanked the presenter for the award and turned and asked her mother, “Mommy, can I go home now?”

4. She was incredibly popular

With today’s multiplexes and numerous streaming options, it’s hard to imagine someone dominating the silver screen the way Temple did. According to The New York Times, she starred in 23 movies during the Depression years, making her the most popular movie star in America. Clark Gable was a distant second.

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5. She didn’t like the drink named after her

According to the LA Times, she found the drink too sweet for her tastes. She also resisted attempts by soda manufacturers to market sodas based on the famous drink, as she didn’t like the idea of a cocktail (even a non-alcoholic one) for kids. If you’re not familiar with it, a “Shirley Temple” is a mix of ginger ale or lemon-lime soda with grenadine or cherry flavoring.

6. She was a conservative Republican and an accomplished diplomat

Temple ran for Congress in 1967 on a conservative, pro-Vietnam War platform, losing to a more moderate candidate. She was appointed to the U.S. delegation to the United Nations General Assembly and was later appointed as ambassador to Ghana, which outraged some career diplomats. According to The New York Times, she succeeded in that post, and in others that followed, surpassing everyone’s expectations.

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7. Her mom shaved a year off her age

Then, as now, youth ruled Hollywood. After Temple only made $700 for two years of work, her mom shaved a year off her 5 1/2-year-old’s age. At her 12th birthday party, she was shocked to find out she was actually 13.

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Here’s What 9 Mega-Celebs Were Like Before They Hit It Big

Celebrities! They’re just like us!

Some get their hearts broken. Some people strangers without asking anything in return. Some just want to make the world smile.

These 9 people reveal what some legendary performers were like before they hit the big time!

1. Emma Stone

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She was very bright, intelligent, and naturally charismatic. She often got the lead in all of the school plays.

I remember one year, in our 3rd grade play, the main role was something she really wanted, and I ended up getting it! Even though she was disappointed, she still told me congratulations and that she thought I would do a good job.

We used to play gymnastics at her house all the time and pretend we were Kerri Strug, her parents got us both USA leotards! She was a sweet girl, we kind of split up later in elementary school and don’t talk anymore but she was a great friend!

Also wanted to add that I called her by her real name, Emily, haha.

2. Tupac

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Studied performing arts in Baltimore and shared a stage several times with Tupac.

he was kind, sweet, and brilliant. His public persona was just his brand. The rest of us knew then he was going to do something great. Other people would do 2 or 3 person workshops on stage and the rest of the group would study lines or workshop on the floor in the corner, but when he was up, everyone would watch.

His only dream was to be kind, and his drive to success was for no other reason than to be able to be kind to as many people as he could.

3. Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson

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My mom used the go to the same gym as Dwayne Johnson(she had just started going again at this point and she hadn’t been to a gym in 10+ years due to an incident where someone had a heart attack in her spin class). This was before he was famous and everything she just saw he knew what he was doing. She walked up to him and said “I’m sorry if I’m bothering you I just don’t really know where to start with all this.”

He immediately stopped in the middle of his workout and helped design an entire workout plan for her including showing her what machines/how to use them. Over the next several months every time he was there and he saw my mom he would ask her how her workout was going. Just genuinely a nice guy. Sadly she moved and couldn’t go back to the same gym but she has kept using the workout he designed for her and she kept a six pack well into her 50’s.

I know it’s not really being childhood friends with them but it was still when he was super young and he had a profound impact on my moms life so I thought I would share.

4. Frank Sinatra

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My grandmother was Frank Sinatra’s high school sweetheart.

He asked her to marry him and she told him that he had no future and to get a job.

He left town and became Frank Sinatra.

We have all their letters.

5. Sophie Turner

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I went to school with Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark). She was a couple of years below me, but I was in a few plays with her.

She was just an average girl tbh, in every way. Really normal, didn’t really stand out, but wasn’t quiet or shy either.

She never got the big parts in plays and wasn’t even considered to be one of the ‘good’ actors at our school, was always just a part of the chorus.

Was quite surprised to hear she got a major part in a TV drama, seemed to come out of nowhere.

6. Michael Cera

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Micheal Cera wasn’t popular in high school and got punched during a school brawl a few years before arrested development.

7. Post Malone

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I was best friends with Post Malone in high school, and he’s pretty much the same person he was then in high school.

Just some more wild adventures, but his personality has been that same, and it’s nice to see, with the fame and money he stayed who he is.

Fun fact; he use to be an indie music guy in high school, wore Hawaiian V necks, high water tight black jeans, and toms.

Coolest, chilliest, and funniest dude you could of hung out with.

8. Emily Ratajkowski

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Emily Ratajkowski went to my high school. She was a couple years younger but we were in a writing class together.

She’s always been confident, sure of herself. I never knew anyone to dislike her, but with the age gap, we were in different circles so I didn’t spend a lot of time with her.

Her dad was the painting teacher. She was always skinny, artsy, wore interesting clothes, hung out with the thespian folks.

She’s the only daughter of older parents who are very freeform.

9. John Legend

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I went to high school with John Legend. He was a child prodigy. He graduated 2 years early and was class president.

I just remember him being immensely gifted and mature. In the morning, he would walk around with a mug of coffee and talk to the teachers.

If he wasn’t so young, you would’ve assumed he was a teacher or administrator.

Nice guy though.

And somehow, that makes me like Michael Cera that much more. 🙂

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Jenna Fischer’s Visit to College Doesn’t Go as Planned. Now She Wants to See a Change

When actress Jenna Fischer paid a visit to DePauw University in Indiana for a Q&A and a book signing on April 17, 2019, the former star of The Office got more than she bargained for.

In fact, Fischer was so moved by what she saw that she took to Twitter after her visit to explain her feelings and her outrage.

Fischer learned that there had been four separate hate-filled incidents in Greencastle, Indiana, in one week before her visit, including the N-word spelled out with rocks in a local park, and anti-gay and anti-Semitic messages found scrawled in a bathroom.

While Fischer was at DePauw to promote her book, The Actor’s Life: A Survival Guide, a group of demonstrators from the university’s Association of African-American Students interrupted the event, displaying a banner that read “We are not safe.”

Fischer was shocked by what she witnessed, and she shared her thoughts about the visit to DePauw on Twitter. Please read the whole post.

Fischer announced that she will be donating the money she was paid for her visit to DePauw to three organizations that for equal rights for minorities and LGBTQ people: the NAACP, the Anti-Defamation League, and The Trevor Project.

In her tweet, Fischer said, “My hope is for all people to be respected, accepted, and loved for their individuality and uniqueness. And, above all, to be safe.”

Amen to that.

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7 People Who We Absolutely Never Expected to be Librarians

When you picture a librarian, chances are you’re imagining a middle-aged/elderly lady with glasses attached to her neck-chain, shushing you at the slightest noise. This is a stereotype for sure, albeit one that is definitely grounded in reality from my personal experiences.

Sometimes, however, people surprise you. The fact that these 7 people used to be librarians? Mind-blowing.

#1. Lewis Carroll

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Carroll worked as sub-librarian at Oxford University, where he also tutored students and lectured in (surprisingly) mathematics.

#2. Casanova

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Before he was known as the world’s greatest lover, Casanova was just the local librarian in Dux, Bohemia. He catalogued books for Count Waldstein for 13 years and went through more than 40,000 volumes while cleaning the library and writing his famous Memoirs (probably on the clock).

#3. Mao Zedong

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The leader of China’s Communist Party once worked at Peking University as a librarian’s assistant – he earned a whopping $8 a month carrying periodicals and organizing shelves.

#4. Beverly Cleary

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Maybe this one isn’t much of a surprise, but the Newberry Medal-winning author was also a children’s librarian in Yakima, WA.

#5. Batgirl

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A “grown-up” version of Batgirl appeared in 1967’s Detective Comics, in which Barbara Gordon was the grown daughter of the police commissioner and worked as a librarian.

#6. Goethe

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe worked at the Weimar Library, and he clearly enjoyed the organizational work – other branches even reached out asking for his help getting their own stacks in order.

#7. J. Edgar Hoover

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The country’s most infamous FBI director started at the Library of Congress, attending night school at George Washington Law. While there, he mastered the Dewey Decimal System and used that organizational knowledge when he transferred his skills to the FBI.

Who knew?

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People Continue to NOT Recognize Tony Hawk, and It’s Hilarious

Tony Hawk just can’t catch a break, can he? Who knows why, but Hawk just can’t get anyone to believe he’s really the man he says he is. We’ve previously documented how often the world-famous skateboarder doesn’t get recognized, and we’ve got a new example – it happened when Hawk was trying to rent a car.

Sorry Mr. Hawk, but it happened again. But since he’s such a nice guy, he didn’t call out the person or the rental car company by name.

Just like the many times when he wasn’t recognized in public, people loved this story about Hawk’s misfortunes.

And someone made this great collage on Hawk’s famous video game cover.

Classic! All I can say is that I would recognize you, Mr. Hawk!

At least I think I would…

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Remember That the Bell-Ringing Shame Nun Septa Unella from “Game of Thrones?” She’s a Smokeshow in Real Life.

Because the people on Game of Thrones are not real and are actually played by a special subset of superior humanity called “actors” and “actresses,” the impression the show may have given you of Septa Unella is not actually reflected in her daily life.

The smallfolk are dirty, so very dirty.

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Unlike the dour Septa Unella, all actresses are gorgeous, with pretty much no exceptions. That’s a great example of sexism, since John C. Reilly is a famous actor and he looks like a mountain goat. But the point here is that Septa Unella is a beautiful woman when going by her human name, Hannah Waddingham.

She’s not constantly following Queen Cersei around ringing a bell to call the peasants’ attention to her sins, and she’s not always wearing a baggy habit.

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As the Daily Caller writes in words that are much more frank and weird than necessary: “The Actress Who Plays Septa Unella in ‘Game of Thrones’ Is Actually A GORGEOUS SMOKESHOW.” Nice, real classy. (They should have gone with Lord of Bones, right?)

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It just goes to show you can never judge an actor’s appearance based solely on a role they played.

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Who knew?

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