12 Consequential Decisions Made For Incredibly Stupid Reasons
![12 Consequential Decisions Made For Incredibly Stupid Reasons](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/9/4/892794_320x180.jpg)
Ah, the stories of famous people and their unusual habits, diets, and decisions! How fascinating it is to learn about the unique ways in which they live their lives, and the interesting choices they make. From Rick Rubin’s creative act that saved his career to Gwyneth Paltrow’s wellness summit that made her a fortune, these stories are sure to inspire and entertain. And, er... who can forget William Henry Harrison’s inaugural speech, or Marlon Brando’s tantrum?
These stories may be strange, but they all have one thing in common: they show us that no matter how famous you are, you can still make unbelievably stupid mistakes and make decisions that don’t always work out. We can all learn from these stories, and hopefully be a little more mindful of our own choices. So without further ado, let’s dive in and explore the weird and wonderful stories of famous people and their phenomenally stupid decisions.
Design-obsessed.
![Puzzling decisions Steve Jobs' ditching his oxygen mask because of its crappy design After his liver transplant in 2009, even though he was barely able to speak, Jobs told the pulmonologist he didn't like the design of the oxygen mask and wanted to see five different options so he could pick one he liked. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/2/892332.jpg)
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Bill Murray: Fashionista?
![Puzzling decisions PHIL Bill Murray refusing to film the last scene of Groundhog Day Murray wouldn't film the scene until everyone voted on whether his character should keep wearing the same clothes from the night before or not. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/7/892337.jpg)
Columbia Pictures
Brando’s... er... bold move.
![Puzzling decisions Marlon Brando wearing nothing below the waist to work Brando showed up to the set of The Score wearing nothing from the waist down at one point, as a way to stop director Frank Oz from filming him from the shoulders below and showing how fat he was. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/2/9/892329.jpg)
Mandalay Pictures
Grammatical correctness > ‘Sesame Street.’
![Puzzling decisions Ralph Nader not singing a Sesame Street song because of its bad grammar Nader wouldn't sing a song on Sesame Street unless they changed the words from the people that you meet to the people whom you meet. They yielded. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/6/892336.jpg)
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Sesame Workshop
Rick: randomly wise.
![Puzzling decisions Rick Rubin's appendectomy Rubin was about to get his appendix taken out, but his doctor's advice didn't sit right with him, so he opened a book to a random page and it changed his mind - so he decided not to go through with the surgery. Wisdom, indeed. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/8/892338.jpg)
Shortest presidency, longest speech.
![Puzzling decisions William Henry Harrison not putting on a coat Harrison refused to put on a coat when he was inaugurated as POTUS in March 1841. This decision ended up costing him his life, as he got pneumonia and died only 30 days later. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/1/892331.jpg)
Goop: the ’double o’ trick.
![Puzzling decisions Gwyneth Paltrow naming Goop Paltrow listened to Peter Arnell, a big name in branding, and decided to call her wellness business Goop. Не said that all successful internet companies have double o's in their name, so she thought it would be a good idea. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/5/892335.jpg)
Gung-ho for 'The Wire.'
![Puzzling decisions Jón Gnarr refusing to work with people who didn't watch The Wire The former mayor of Reykjavik, Iceland said he wouldn't work with anyone who hadn't seen The Wire. Admittedly, it's kind of hard to parse how serious he was, but he really is pretty gung-ho about The Wire. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/4/892334.jpg)
Heavenly disagreement.
![Puzzling decisions Gary Busey refusing to accept the set design for Heaven Busey got into a big argument with another actor in Quigley about what Heaven looks like. Не said he had seen it when he almost died. That sofa's all wrong. That mirror is ridiculous. They don't even have mirrors!, he said. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/3/892333.jpg)
Quigley Productions Inc.
No ebooks for Bradbury.
![Puzzling decisions Ray Bradbury hating ebooks Bradbury refused to let any of his books be turned into ebooks. There - Levenses privace book plant - signifier - - - composition is no future for ebooks, because they - work the - - - - - - wooded the - are not books, he said. They smell ministor YOUR . de works - - MAL - - - a rele in - Imagining HOME F actooma - expenso like burned fuel, according to him. - ... ewy - - - Unit of blank book Sonico - bot - MOCONE CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/0/892330.jpg)
Axl Rose: "M" is for "mistake."
![Puzzling decisions Axl Rose consults OR MO DAVIDSON his psychic TIES In 1992, Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses decided not to perform in Minneapolis because (after talking to a psychic) he had a feeling that something bad would happen. The city starts with the letter M, which is what made him so worried. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/2/8/892328.jpg)
Vegan diet: 0, Cancer: 1
![Puzzling decisions Steve Jobs' cancer treatment Jobs chose to try to treat his pancreatic cancer with a vegan diet instead of going through with the surgery that doctors suggested. It did not work. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/9/892339.jpg)