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29 Eyebrow-Arching Facts About Famous People

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October 01, 2021

29 Eyebrow-Arching Facts About Famous People

We see you reading and we've got to say, your eyebrows seem suspiciously un-arched. Nothing we hate to see more than a relaxed, loose brow. We believe in accountability and we realize, if you're brows aren't arched, that's probably on us.

Don't worry, we're here to provide nearly thirty facts about famous people that are almost certain to make those eye brows stand to attention.

The fact is, celebs live pretty weird and interesting lives.

For example, did you know that besides being a successful and talented actress, Natalia Portman is also a Harvard graduate?

It actually somehow did not surprise us that Nic Cage owns several octopi. He once allegedly spent over $150,000 dollars on an octopus to ‘help him with acting’, further cementing his status as one of the most fascinating people of all time.

Want to learn more? Don't just sit there. Scroll on down! Here are just 29 facts about the lives of famous people that you might find surprising:

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NIC CAGE HAS OWNED SEVERAL OCTOPUSES. Не supposedly spent $150,000 on an octopus to help him with acting. CRACKED.COM — Washington Post

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NATALIE PORTMAN is a published scientist. Portman has a degree in psychology from Harvard, and has been published twice in scientific journals. She's also fluent in several languages. CRACKED.COM — 24 'Wait-A-Minute-What?' Celeb Facts

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JAMES DOOHAN SERVED IN WORLD WAR II. Не was shot six times on D-Day: four in the leg, one in the chest (stopped by a metal cigarette case), and one blew off his middle finger. CRACKED.COM — Star Trek

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CRACKED.COM EMPOWER AT 71 YEARS OLD, ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER IS STILL GOING HARD AND HITTING THE GYM EVERY DAY. — 21 Celebs That Work Harder Than People Know

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CRACKED.COM MAYIM BIALIK is a neuroscientist. Just like her character in The Big Bang Theory, Bialik has a doctorate on the mushy goo inside your skull that makes you be you. She got her PhD in 2007. — 24 'Wait-A-Minute-What?' Celeb Facts

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CRACKED.COM = m V GEORGE THE ANIMAL STEELE used to be a schoolteacher. If you are into wrestling, you knew The Animal as, well, an animal. But out of the ring, he had a master's degree and used to teach at a high school. — 24 'Wait-A-Minute-What?' Celeb Facts

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As the first black woman to headline Coachella, Beyoncé gave her all to the outstanding two-hour performance -- which made headlines as Beychella. She handpicked every last dancer, costume, and stage detail, and spent her eight months of grueling rehearsals (8-12 hours daily) on a strict diet, while still nursing her infant twins. CRACKED COM — 21 Celebs That Work Harder Than People Know

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Dolly Parton CRACKED.COM Has written over 3000 songs Has made 46 solo studio albums in the last 52 years Has written two autobiographies, two children's books, and a cookbook Co-owns and runs the Dollywood Company which has a theme park, a water park, several dinner theaters, and a literacy program called The Imagination Library Is currently launching a fashion line and a new Netflix series — 21 Celebs That Work Harder Than People Know

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Charlie Chaplin was a lovable goof on-screen, an artiste off-screen, and, according to Marlon Brando, probably the most sadistic man I'd ever met. While working with Chaplin on A Countess from Hong Kong, Brando saw Chaplin humiliate and mock his own son before the entire crew. Chaplin chewed out Brando himself relentlessly because he was late once, saying he was a disgrace to profession. CRACKED.COM — 19 Celebs Who (In Private) Aren't Like Their Public Personas

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Tyra Banks wears luxurious dresses in front of the camera, but in real life, she is extremely frugal. At one point, her accountants had to remind her to spend some money. CRACKED.COM — 19 Celebs Who (In Private) Aren't Like Their Public Personas

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29 Eyebrow-Arching Facts About Famous People — 19 Celebs Who (In Private) Aren't Like Their Public Personas

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Trey Songz tantrumed himself into a jail cell when told to stop playing. When alleged strip club assaulter Songz was performing in Detroit and told to stop his show at 11:30, he responded by throwing every object on the stage that wasn't nailed down. One projectile ended up hitting a police sergeant in the face, sending him to the ER with a concussion. On the bright side, Songz was arrested and provided a smiling mug shot, apparently pleased at his sudden increase in street cred. CRACKED.COM — 11 Supernova-Grade Celeb Meltdowns

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Mike Tyson is a Muslim who voted for Donald Trump. Tyson became friends with Trump before his time in prison, where he - converted to REVERLAST KIA Blog Islam. CRACKED.COM — 18 Surprising Things That Celebrities Believe

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CRACKED.COM Velvet Underground drummer Мое Tucker didn't just support Trump this year.... She's been attending Tea Party rallies since 2010. Maureen Tucker WALB TEA PARTY SUPPORTER — 18 Surprising Things That Celebrities Believe

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Russell Crowe sold his violin from Master and Commander for $104,000. Не called it very dear to my heart, and said the buyer might want to lend it to a young musician so it starts to play in concert halls around the world. CRACKED.COM — Vanity Fair

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You know that stringy sitar music that begins whenever someone CRACKED.COM starts tripping in a movie or tv show? It's almost always Ravi Shankar's (1920-2012) songs. Не absolutely hated drugs though, since he felt that 981 listeners under the influence weren't getting the full experience of his music. — 18 Surprising Things That Celebrities Believe

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TOM HANKS AND HARRY STYLES W The two met backstage at an Eagles concert in L.A. in 2014. Kathy Griffin recalled how Styles was so wasted that he walked up to Hanks and started asking him if he remembered being in movies like Saving Private Ryan and Forrest Gump, as if it was his job to make sure Hanks didn't forget the Oscar-winning movies he starred in. Afterwards, Hanks apparently told Griffin that, sometimes, he just wanted to drive them to rehab himself. CRACKED.COM — US Magazine

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Kourtney Kardashian's ex-husband Scott Disick could make $80,000 at clubs. To make that money, he'd just have to show up at the 1OAK club in Las Vegas and stay there for at least one hour, and he'd get paid --that's it. CRACKED.COM — GQ

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SAMUEL L. JACKSON AND MARLON BRANDO The two first met backstage at a Michael Jackson concert. Somebody comes up behind me and starts doing the Ezekiel speech . People do that to me all the time. 'Arrgh, Ezekiel, da da da.' And I turn around, and it's Marlon Brando. I'm like, 'Oh my God!' CRACKED.COM — The Hollywood Reporter

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GRANDMASTER FLASH COLLECTS MUGS The rapper keeps his collection of 5,000 souvenir mugs in a temperature-controlled room. CRACKED.COM — BBC

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SETH ROGEN AND BEYONCÉ THE LI ING Rogen met Beyoncé at the premiere of The Lion King...and got some of his beard stuck in her sequins. The first time he tried to meet her-years ago at the Grammys-he walked straight up to her, only to have a bodyguard hit him so hard he spilled his drink all over the place. CRACKED.COM — Bustle

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Zeppo Marx created an early FitBit. CRACKED.COM Perhaps the most underappreciated Marx brother, he eventually left showbiz to become an engineer. Не invented a wrist-worn heart monitor that would sound an alarm when the wearer was overexerting their heart. — 15 Surprising Celebrity Achievements, Records, And Inventions

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JASON SEGEL COLLECTS MUPPETS Before his 2011 The Muppets movie, Segel said, I was the unemployed, 6' 4 weirdo who just has Muppet paraphernalia everywhere. CRACKED.COM — ABC News

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Cousins CRACKED.COM It may come as no surprise that Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip are third cousins. — PBS

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Tom Green was a pro skater. CRACKED.COM While he was technaically an honorary pro for Tony Hawk's Birdhouse Skateboards, he did tour with them, and evidently had some moves. — Tony Hawk

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Benicio del Toro is a huge fan of Iron Maiden. RANMAIDED And he completely geeked out over the guitarist's daughter. When del Toro found out a production assistant on Guardians Of The Galaxy was the daughter of Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith, he freaked out and asked to take pictures with her. CRACKED.COM — 6 Celebrities Who Are Fanboys Of The Last Thing You Expect

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Little League teammates CRACKED.COM Before they were castmates on The Office, BJ Novak and John Krasinski were in the same Little League and went to high school together. — Amazing Celebrity Connections

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Marlon Brando was super into playing the drums. Не actually patented several drum-related inventions. Brando was an avid drummer, and holds four different patents on assorted drum maintenance knick-knacks. Perhaps his most inspired invention was a drum-tuning lever for congas. CRACKED.COM — 5 Celebrities Who Love Their Hobbies More Than Their Careers

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Mike Tyson obsessively loves racing pigeons. And he's like a pigeon encyclopedia. In an Animal Planet documentary, Tyson gives a detailed lecture on the role of pigeons throughout history. His hobby may have actually sparked his fighting career-Tyson's very first fight was with a boy who broke the neck of one of his birds. CRACKED.COM — 6 Celebrities (You Never Realized Have Terrifying Hobbies)

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