17 Unexpected Accomplishments Of Famous People
![17 Unexpected Accomplishments Of Famous People](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/6/0/756060_320x180.jpg?v=3)
Famous people have a lot of talent. That's why, well, they're renowned. However, it turns out that some of your favorite celebrities are far more talented than you may believe.
And over eight million trademarks have been issued in the United States since 1790. Great geniuses have received some of them. More than 1,000 were sent to Thomas Edison. Many others have been awarded to common citizens who have come up with new ideas. But most have gone to folks you might not associate with the lone innovator slaving away in his garage, seeking to transform the world. Meet actors, artists, as well as boxing champions, as well as their creations.
We bet you didn't know Bill Nye has some impressive in the world of dance. Our minds were blown when we found out that Banting didn't just discover insulin, he also invented one of the world's most potent neurotoxins…
And if they didn't make it any other way, they'd be in the lab concocting things like this...
![17 Unexpected Accomplishments of Famous People - Jay-Z appears on the Space Jam soundtrack—which isn’t that surprising. This part’s weirder: He’s the](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/4/1/756041.jpg?v=2)
![17 Unexpected Accomplishments of Famous People - Nye patented a new type of ballet shoe, which offers the toe more support. This must be how he realiz](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/3/9/756539.jpg?v=1)
![17 Unexpected Accomplishments of Famous People - Before his desperate crusade to keep the low-brow single-camera sitcom alive, Chuck Lorre wrote the c](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/4/2/1/756421.jpg?v=1)
![17 Unexpected Accomplishments of Famous People - Banting’s best known for discovering insulin (it won him the Nobel Prize). He also invented weaponize](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/4/2/0/756420.jpg?v=1)
![17 Unexpected Accomplishments of Famous People - Gunpei Yokoi invented the Nintendo Game Boy. The weird part? He got his start at the company as a jan](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/4/4/756044.jpg?v=2)
![17 Unexpected Accomplishments of Famous People - Also starting out as a janitor: Richard Montañez, inventor of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. He cleaned a Frito](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/6/2/756062.jpg?v=2)
![17 Unexpected Accomplishments of Famous People - Costner’s bought a patent from the Department of Energy and turned it into devices for cleaning oil s](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/6/3/756063.jpg?v=2)
![17 Unexpected Accomplishments of Famous People - Pascal is famous for his work in math and physics. He also invented the world’s first bus service. Th](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/3/9/756039.jpg?v=2)
![17 Unexpected Accomplishments of Famous People - Hartman was a graphics designer before he became an actor. His works included the logo for Crosby, St](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/5/2/756052.jpg?v=2)
![17 Unexpected Accomplishments of Famous People - The original actress behind Catwoman also invented an early version of Spanx. Her shapewear patent wa](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/4/5/756045.jpg?v=2)
![17 Unexpected Accomplishments of Famous People - Lindbergh’s most famous as an aviator of course. He also worked in biomechanics. He invented the “per](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/4/3/756043.jpg?v=2)
![17 Unexpected Accomplishments of Famous People - Also a pioneer in biomechanics: Paul Winchell, who invented an early artificial heart. But what’s Win](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/4/8/756048.jpg?v=2)
![17 Unexpected Accomplishments of Famous People - One more heart invention: the wrist-based heart monitor. It was invented by Zeppo Marx, the most unde](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/5/3/756053.jpg?v=2)
![17 Unexpected Accomplishments of Famous People - Adding to his long list of musical atrocities, Barry Manilow wrote the jingle for State Farm insuranc](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/4/7/756047.jpg?v=2)
![17 Unexpected Accomplishments of Famous People - Playtex is best known for making ladies’ underwear. That makes them experts in material science, whic](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/6/1/756061.jpg?v=2)
![17 Unexpected Accomplishments of Famous People - Dahl was one of the inventors of the Wade-Dahl-Till valve, a type of brain shunt. He made it after a](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/4/6/756046.jpg?v=2)
![17 Unexpected Accomplishments of Famous People - Maybe you’ve heard that Einstein used to work as a patent clerk. So, what great invention did he come](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/3/7/756037.jpg?v=2)