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MUSIC Charles Manson auditioned unsuccessfully for the Monkees. `When Irish Eyes Are Smiling` was written by a German, George Graff, who never set foot in Ireland. The Rolling Stones` equipment van was dynamited during their 1972 tour of Canada. Although forever linked with Scotland, the bagpipes were actually first played in Persia hundreds of years ago. |
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Charlie Chaplin once came third in a Charlie Chaplin lookalike contest. Clint Eastwood is allergic to horses. Richard Harris appeared as King Arthur in Camelot with a piece of Elastoplast visible on his neck. Mel Blanc, who created the voice for Bugs Bunny, was allergic to carrots. |
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ARTISTS & WRITERS Lewis Carroll wrote most of his books standing up. French novelist Marcel Proust kept a pet swordfish. Russian writer Konstantin Mikhailov used 325 pseudonyms. Mark Twain`s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was the first novel written on a typewriter. |
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The Jack Nicholson film As Good as it Gets is known in China as Mr Cat Poop. Some of the chariot racers in Ben Hur wore wristwatches. Luke Skywalker`s surname in Star Wars was changed at the last minute from Starkiller because it sounded too violent. The people of Hong Kong were so alarmed by the prospect of films that the first cinema audiences there had to be paid to attend. |
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