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7 Interesting Facts You Probably Don't Know about Johnny Cash

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John R. Cash was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his career. Here is a List of top 7 Interesting Facts you probably don't know about Johnny Cash 1 He was the first American to hear the news of Stalin's death. Before becoming a famous musician Johnny Cash was a military code breaker and he copied the first news of Stalin's death.  2 Cash was no stranger to the inside of a prison. In fact, he was arrested seven times for a variety of reasons, some from drug-related charges. Despite being arrested seven times, Cash only ever spent one night in jail. 3 His Vocal Coach advised him to quit, worried that any further formal training would alter Cash’s unique way of singing. 4 An ostrich broke five of his rocks. the ostrich was particularly cranky one day and came charging at him. He tried to fight it off, but it ended up kicking

10 Interesting Facts You Probably don't know about George Harrison

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George Harrison was an English musician, singer-songwriter, and music and film producer who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles Here is a List of top 10 Interesting Facts you probably don't know about George Harrison 1. George Harrison left school at 16 and worked for several months as an apprentice electrician at Blacklers, a local department store.  2. He was known as the quiet Beatle but his friend Tom Petty said "He never shut up,". "He was the best hang you could imagine" 3. He was the first Beatle to visit and play in America. During his 18-day stay, Harrison also became the first Beatle to play in the U.S.—appearing on stage with The Four Vests at the VFW Hall in Eldorado. 4. He was the first Beatle to meet a U.S. President - Gerald Ford, in 1974 . 5. He got into a fight with John Lennon's wife over a biscuit. That's right, a biscuit. Things were already tense among the Beatles' inner circle in th

10 Interesting Facts You Probably Don't Know About Harry Houdini

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Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-American escape artist, illusionist, stunt performer and mysteriarch, noted for his escape acts. Here is a list of 10 Interesting Facts you Probably don't know about Harry Houdini 1. He ran away from home at the age of 12. 2. He  could dislocate a shoulder at will. He could swallow something (like a lock pick) and regurgitate it later. He could hold his breath for an incredibly long time. 3. His brother was a also a talented magician who preformed under the name Hardeen.  4. He was also an accomplished pilot and in 1910 was the first person to acheive controlled flight over Australia.  5. Early in his career, before the debunking, he actually preformed spiritualist acts something he later came to regret as he saw how seriously people took it.  6. He was actually an early film maker and there haven been recent efforts (particularly by the Houdini Museum of Scranton PA) to restore his films.  7. He DIDN'T die in the Water Torture Cell, li

10 Interesting Facts You Probably Don't know about Al Capone

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Alphonse Gabriel Capone, sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface", was an American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit. His seven-year reign as a crime boss ended when he went to prison at the age of 33. Here is a list of 10 Interesting Facts you Probably don't know about gangster Al Capone 1. He was in a street gang as a child. Al Capone belonged to a street gang as a boy.  2. After being kicked out of school at age 14 for hitting a teacher, Capone never went back to finish a formal education. He instead began slowly but surely rising in the ranks of the mob.  3. He hated his famous Nickname - Scarface. In 1917, Capone’s face was slashed during a fight at the Harvard Inn, after he insulted a female patron and her brother retaliated, leaving him with indelible scars. Thus, he got this nickname and he hated it.  4. Al Capone is the reason we have expiration dates on milk b

10 Interesting Facts You Probably don't know about Bruce Lee

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Bruce Lee, was a Hong Kong and American martial artist, martial arts instructor, actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and philosopher. So here is a list of 10 Interesting Facts you Probably don't know about Bruce Lee 1. Bruce Lee kicked too fast for cameras. His kicks were so quick that they made the shot look fake, so directors had to reshoot the scene in slow motion at 34 frames per second. 2. He practiced 5000 punches, 2000 kicks, 200 frog kicks, 100 leg raises, and 200 leaning twists daily.  3. Bruce Lee punctured Coca Cola cans with his fingers. Back when coca cola cans weren't made of soft, beaten sheets of aluminium, Bruce Lee punctured holes through them with two-fingers.  4. He was one of the first to have tried contact lenses. Later he discontinued to use it as it was uncomfortable. .  5. He had his sweat glands removed from his armpits. He did it for aesthetic reasons.  6. His first starring role in a movie came when he was just 10 Years old. In 1950’

7 Interesting Facts You probably Don't know about Roger Taylor

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Roger Meddows Taylor is an English musician, singer and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the drummer for the rock band Queen.  Image Source Google | Image by  Smooth Radio So here is a list of 7 Interesting Facts you Probably don't know about Roger Taylor 1. He has eyesight problems, and that is the reason why he used to wear his shades all the time. He wore sunglasses because he believed that common glasses were ugly. Now he corrected his problem with a surgery. Image Source Google | Image by  Queen Photos 2. He actually grew a small beard during 1969/1970 because people kept mistaking him for a woman. Image Source Google | Image by  UCR 3. He used to take 2 shots of scotch before every show. 4. His first instrument was not drums. He played the ukulele in a band called Bubblingover Boys. 5. He has a vocal range of 4 Octaves. (Even Freddie Mercury's vocal range if 4 Octaves) Image Source Google | Image by  FanPop 6. Roger Taylor and Freddie Mercury sold