People facts
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interesting facts about Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Gail Winfrey was born on January 29, 1954 in the small town of Kosciusko, Mississippi. She was born to Vernita Lee at age 18, and Vernon, a soldier, at age 20. Oprah's family got their name traditionally from Oprah's great -great -grandparent's master in the slave days. ...
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Marilyn Monroe - interesting facts
Marilyn Monroe, was born on June 1, 1926. Her real name was Norma Jeane Baker. She was born in Los Angeles ,California. On August 5,1962 she died of an overdose of sleeping pills, possibly a suicide, at the age of 36. Her mother was mentally ill, so she ...
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Mother Teresa - interesting facts
Ever since Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu was a small schoolgirl, she knew that she wanted to help the poor in the slums of India. Born on August 27, 1910, in what is now Macedonia, she was the youngest child to Albanian parents. At the age of 18, Agnes ...
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Intersesting facts about James Bond 007
James Bond 007 is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. The Bond franchise has raked in almost $4 billion dollars. There have been seven American Bond Girls, four English , three French, two Swedish ...
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Interesting facts about your memory
Memory isn’t something that can be seen, touched or weighed like an object. It is a mental process and not something you can hold in your hand. For most people, their visual short term memory holds a total of 4 images. The sense of smell is most ...
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Interesting facts about mother’s day
Mothers' day, as we are all aware of, is one of the largest card-selling holidays celebrated worldwide. Mother's Day is now celebrated in many countries around the world. Australia, Mexico, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Belgium, Russia, China, Thailand, all have special celebrations to honor Mothers, but not in ...
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Interesting facts about Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (About this sound pronunciation (help·info)), (April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519), was an Italian polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, botanist and writer. The name Leonardo da Vinci translates to Leonard from the town of Vinci. He ...
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interesting facts about Madonna
Her real name is was born Madonna Loise Veronica Ciccone.The nickname her father gave her as a child was "Little Noni". In 1989 Madonna was paid $5 million to promote Pepsi cola. Madonna was a member of the cheerleading team at Rochester Adams High School. Madonna worked as a backup dancer for ...
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Facts about Tiger Woods
His father Earl allegedly introduced Tiger to golf at age 9 months. Once so "geeky," Tiger's college friends nicknamed him "Urkel." Tiger Woods is a Buddhist by religion. Tiger Woods got the nickname of Tiger from Vuong Dang Phong, his father’s friend. Tiger's real name is Eldrick Woods. At age 6 Tiger ...
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Interesting Facts About Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin shares a birthday with 16th US President, Abraham Lincoln (was born on February 12th 1809 ). Darwin's mother died when he was eight years old. In 1825, Darwin’s father sent him to Edinburgh University to study medicine. He wasn’t cut out to be a doctor: he hated the ...
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Interesting about Lady Gaga
Her real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta.The stage name Lady GaGa is a reference to the song "Radio Ga-Ga" by Queen. Lady Gaga learned to play the piano at the age of 4. At age 11, she was set to join Juilliard School in Manhattan,[6] but instead attended Convent of ...
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Interesting Facts About Celebrities
Halle Berry made history as the first black woman to win a Best Actress Oscar for 2002's Monster's Ball. Jenna Jameson started acting in erotic films in 1993 after having worked as a stripper and glamour model. Michael Jackson of the few artists to have been inducted into the Rock ...