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5 Of The Craziest Things That Happened at Studio 54

The brainchild of Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager, Studio 54 opened its doors for the first time on this day in 1977 and immediately became the epicenter of nightlife in New York City – and the world. Here are five of the craziest things that happened at Studio 54...

Bianca Jagger Rode A Horse Across the Disco Floor

On May 2, 1977, the club was closed on its normal day but opened for a private party to celebrate the birthday of Bianca Jagger, rock musician Mick Jagger’s wife. Massive numbers of white balloons were inflated and a horse obtained from Clermont Stables for the birthday girl. About 150 people were in attendance to see Jagger riding around at the party with the horse being led by a naked man decorated with gold glitter. It is now known as one of the most famous publicity stunts of the 20th century.

The Dance Floor Was Transformed Into A Farm For Dolly Parton

Studio 54’s co-founder Steve Rubell was a known fan of showmanship. Their extravagantly-themed parties are a key part of its history and celebrity. When Dolly Parton was in New York to perform in May 1978, Studio 54 threw a farm-themed party in honor of the country star and they spared no detail, from the bails of hay to a host of animals including horses, donkeys and chickens. However, the farmyard extravaganza proved too much for humble Parton, who reportedly felt uncomfortable about the whole affair.

The Electronic Game Simon Premiered At Studio 54

When Simon, the Milton Bradley memory game, was introduced, the company held a big party at Studio 54 to celebrate. Milton Bradley had a four-foot tall model of the game built, and hung from the ceiling like a disco ball. The toy was an instant hit both with the crowd at the release party and with thousands of children at the holidays that year. Simon went on to become a pop culture symbol of the 1970s and 1980s.

When Andy Warhol Was Given A Trash Can Filled With $1,000

Studio 54 boss Steve Rubell made no secret of the club's success. He once even told New York Magazine “only the Mafia makes more money,” and while it eventually lead to his demise, the nightclub boss would be generous with his celebrity friends. In August 1978, for Studio 54 regular Andy Warhol’s 50th birthday, he was gifted a silver trash can full of a thousand fresh $1 bills, as well as five thousand free drink vouchers. Clubbers playfully threw the notes over Warhol.

The Raid That Closed The Club

When Steve Rubell boasted that Studio 54 had made $7 million in its first year, it garnered the attention of the IRS. Shortly thereafter, the nightclub was raided and agents found $600,000 in garbage bags hidden in the building, along with 300 Quaalude pills and a few ounces of cocaine. Rubell and Schrager were arrested and Studio 54 closed with a final party as Diana Ross and Liza Minnelli serenaded the two owners in front of a crowd that included Jack Nicholson, Farrah Fawcett, Sylvester Stallone, and Richard Gere, among others. The two pleaded guilty to tax evasion and spent 13 months in prison.

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5 Facts About The Creation Of The Universe

On this day in 4977 B.C., the universe was created, according to German mathematician and astronomer Johannes Kepler, considered a founder of modern science.  Check out these 5 crazy facts you probably didn't know about the universe....

Kepler Was Wrong

Seventeenth-century astronomer Johannes Kepler should have stuck with his theories about the motion of the planets, because it turns out that he was wrong about the age of the universe to the tune of billions of years. Astronomers now estimate the age of the universe at around 13.7 billion years, give or take a few million. The age was calculated by measuring the density of energy and matter in the universe, which determined how fast it expanded billions of years back into the past.

ps:He's a lot closer than those that say 13.7 billion years!!

Footprints On The Moon Will Remain There Forever

Since the moon doesn't have an atmosphere, there's no wind or water to erode or wash away the Apollo astronauts' mark on the moon. That means their footprints and discarded materials will stay preserved on the moon for a very long time. They won't stay on there forever, though. The moon is actually being constantly bombarded with "micrometeorites," which means that erosion is still happening on the moon at a rate of approximately 0.04 inches every one million years.

There Is An Uncountable Number Of Stars In The Universe

We basically have no idea how many stars there are in the universe. Right now we use our estimate of how many stars there are in our own galaxy, the Milky Way. We then multiply that number by the best guesstimate of the number of galaxies in the universe. After all that math, NASA can only confidently say that say there all zillions of uncountable stars.An Australian National University study put their estimate at 70 sextillion. Put another way, that's 70,000 million million million.

Our Solar System’s Biggest Mountain Is On Mars

Olympus Mons on Mars is the tallest mountain on any of the planets of the Solar System. The mountain is a gigantic shield volcano (similar to volcanoes found in the Haiiwain Islands) standing at 26 kilometres tall and sprawling 600 kilometres across. To put this into scale, this makes the mountain almost three times the height of Mount Everest.

Total Solar Eclipses Won’t Be Around Forever

Scientists predict that in about 600 million years (if the human race is still around), total solar eclipses will cease to exist due to the moon’s increasing orbit. According to NASA, the moon will have moved far away from Earth by then that it will no longer be big enough to cover the sun entirely. The moon’s orbit is increasing at a rate of about 1.5 inches each year.

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5 Surprising Facts About You Didn't Know About Lamborghini

On April 28, 1916, Ferruccio Lamborghini, the founder of the company that bears his name was born in Italy. Here are 5 surprising facts you didn’t know about one of the most exclusive car brands in the world...

The Company Originally Built Tractors

Many car experts know that Lamborghini was not initially a car company. Yes, in fact, Lamborghini first started out building tractors which can still be purchased to this day. Ferruccio Lamborghini was a very skilled mechanic who originally worked for the Italian military during the Second World War. When the war ended and Ferruccio went home, he started building and maintaining tractors using all of the military surplus sitting around. Blessed with mechanical know-how and a growing fortune, Lamborghini eventually made the move into the automotive market in the early 1960s.

Lamborghini Is A Result Of An Insult

Lamborghini was running a successful tractor business at the same time that Enzo Ferrari had established his car brand. Ferruccio Lamborghini was a huge fan of sports cars and owned a Ferrari 250 GT. One of the biggest gripes he had with his Ferrari was the clutch. He turned directly to Enzo about the problem and the two clashed. Enzo had a fiery temper and his response was that Ferrucchio should concentrate on tractors rather than concern himself with the workings of sports cars. As legend has it, Lamborghini took this as a personal challenge and decided to create his own sports car. Four months later the Lamborghini 350GTV was unveiled. This ended up being a move that brought Lamborghini world fame.

It Takes More than 100 People to Handcraft Each Vehicle

Due to the uniqueness of the brand, each vehicle purchased is hand-built by Lamborghini. While the exact number of people needed to build each vehicle is dependent on the model, it takes on average more than 100 workers to hand-craft each aspect of the vehicle. From the windshield to the doors to the frame, every single nook and cranny of the vehicle is build by someone’s hands.

Both The Dubai And Italian Police Use Lamborghini’s.

Lamborghini donated two all-wheel drive Gallardos to Italian state police. They were loaded with tech to help the cops go about their duties, including a refrigerated box for high-speed organ transport. Contrary to many reports at the time, the cars were used in all manner of police duties and not just organ transportation. Dubai Police use their Aventador not to fight crime but as PR and marketing machine for the state of Dubai.

The Cars Are Named After Bulls

Each car manufacturer has its own way of finding the perfect name for every model of its cars. In the case of Lamborghini, the recurring theme is bulls. Ferruccio Lamborghini was a big fan of Spanish bullfighting and decided that he would use the names of famous Spanish fighting bulls for his cars. The first model to take the name of a bull was the Lamborghini Miura. This became a theme and many more models of cars were produced that took on the name of a famous bullfighting bull.

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5 Things You Didn't Know About Joan of Arc

On April 29, 1429, Joan of Arc entered the besieged city of Orleans and led the French to a victory over the invading English. Joan was eventually captured, imprisoned, and burned at the stake. Here are 5 interesting facts you didn't know about Joan of Arc...

Joan Never Fought in Battle

Joan was lauded as a heroine and warrior during the Hundred Years’ War, but she did not fight in battle. She went along with the French troops as an inspiration and carried a banner instead of a weapon. Despite this, she was wounded twice during the battles she attended, first by an arrow in her shoulder and later by when a crossbow bolt struck her in the thigh.

Joan of Arc Had Many Names

Prior to her first trial, Joan of Arc noted her name as “Jehanne la Pucelle” meaning Joan the maid, claiming she did not know her last name. In her hometown of Domrémy, northeastern France, she was known as Jehanette. There are also records of Jehanne d’Arc, Jehanne Tarc, Jehanne Romée and possibly Jehanne de Vouthon. 

She Wasn’t From Anywhere Called Arc

It is thought that Arc was simply an adaption of her best guess of what her father’s last name might have been: d’Arc. She was in fact from Domrémy, a small village in the northeast. Today this village in France is called Domrémy-la-Pucelle. It was renamed as an ode to Joan; a Pucelle d’Orléans had been her nickname.

She Inspired a Popular Haircut

The cute bob haircut was modeled after Joan of Arc's hair.  Joan chopped her hair off after hearing voices that commanded her to put on men’s clothing and help remove the English from her country. A Paris hairdresser started a fashion for a short bob cut in 1909, claiming that Joan of Arc was the inspiration for the haircut. The look really caught on in the 1920s, popularized by silent film stars and embraced by the flapper set.

She Was Burned at the Stake for Heresy

The British captured Joan of Arc in 1430 and put her on trial at Rouen, France, charging her with 70 crimes from horse theft to sorcery. Over the next few months, the charges were reduced to 12. Amongst these 12 charges were the unspeakable offense of a woman wearing men’s clothing, as well as talking to archangels. It is said that one evening the judges visited her in captivity and she was wearing men's clothing again and still hearing voices. They dubbed her a “relapsed heretic” and for this she was burnt at the stake.

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5 Things You Didn't Know About George Washington

On April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first American president and delivered the first inaugural speech at Federal Hall in New York City. Here are 5 things we bet you didn't know about George Washington...

He Has Two Birthdays

Have you ever Googled George Washington? You may have noticed that he often has two birthdays listed. Believe it or not, both dates are actually correct. Here's why. George Washington was born in Virginia on February 11, 1731, according to the then-used Julian calendar. In 1752, however, Britain and all its colonies adopted the Gregorian calendar which moved Washington's birthday a year and 11 days to February 22, 1732.

That Cherry Tree Story? It's a Myth

If you know anything about George Washington, you probably know the story of him supposedly chopping down his father's cherry tree and coming clean about it.  It is totally false. The myth was invented by one of Washington’s first biographers, Mason Locke Weems, in The Life and Memorable Actions of Washington. The tall tale first appeared in the book’s fifth edition, published in 1806. Its purpose was to paint Washington as a role model for young Americans, proving that the man's public greatness was due to his private virtues (honesty, courage, etc.). In 1836, the story was recast as a children’s story.

He Racked Up a $300,000 Fine

On October 5, 1789,  some five months into his presidency, Washington checked out two books from the New York Society Library: Law of Nations and Volume 12 of Common Debates. An apparently excited librarian marked his name down as “The President” in the ledger, told him to return the books before November 2nd. Washington never came back, though, and his late fees kept building up. In 2010, Washington’s Mount Vernon estate ordered copies of the books online and sent them to the library. By then, Washington had technically accrued a record-setting late fee of more than $300,000.

He Will Always Hold The Highest Rank in The U.S. Military

No one in any military branch can outrank George. This is because, in 1976, a resolution was passed by Congress for the posthumous appointment of Washington to the grade of General of the Armies of The United States. Basically, he is the general of all military branches the US has, and no one has a rank higher than this or can achieve the same rank. This was done out of honor for our first president. 

He Created His Own Dog Breed

George Washington loved dogs and fox hunting, so it was only natural for him to want to breed the perfect foxhound. He began to crossbreed big French hounds with his own black and tan hounds to create a new breed of hound. Today, the American Kennel Club recognizes our first president as the founder of the American foxhound. He owned 36 of these pups, and gave them unusually mushy names like True Love, Sweet Lips, Venus, and Tipsy.

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5 Unexpected Facts About The Empire State Building

On May 1, 1931, the Empire State Building was officially opened when President Herbert Hoover turned the lights on with a push of a button from Washington, D.C. Think you already know a lot about this iconic landmark? We’ve got 5 more unexpected facts for you….

President Herbert Hoover Turned On The Lights

President Herbert Hoover was the man who turned on the lights in the Empire State Building for the first time. He never went to New York to accomplish this task. Approximately 200 miles away in Washington, D.C., Hoover pressed a button that signaled the instantaneous activation of the building’s electric illumination system. Some 350 guests attended the opening ceremony on the 86th floor including New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt.  Unfortunately, they chose the wrong day as the entire view was obscured by dense fog for the duration of the event.

A B-52 Bomber Struck the Building in 1945

On the morning of July 28, 1945, while flying an Army B-25 bomber toward New York’s La Guardia Airport, Army Lt. Col. William F. Smith became disoriented in heavy fog and drifted over Midtown Manhattan. The World War II combat veteran was unable to avoid plowing into the 78th and 79th floors of the Empire State at 200 miles an hour. Smith and two crewmen were killed, as were 11 people inside the building. A four-alarm fire broke out on several floors but firefighters managed to extinguish it in just 40 minutes. Amazingly, the undamaged sections of the building were reopened for business just two days later.

One Woman Plunged 75 Stories Inside An Elevator And Survived

When the bomber crashed into the building in 1945, pieces of the plane’s engine went into several of the elevator shafts, severing the cables in two of the cars. Unfortunately, Betty Lou Oliver, one of the elevator operators, was inside one of them on the 75th floor when it happened, and the elevator plunged 75 floors. The plunge ended in the basement, and Oliver had to be cut out of the mangled elevator. Fortunately, over 1,000 feet of the severed cable had landed at the elevator shaft bottom in advance, which cushioned the landing, and although she broke her neck and back, she survived.  This still stands as the Guinness World Record for the longest fall survived in an elevator.  

It Has Its Own Personal Zip Code

Although the Empire State Building is geographically located within the boundaries of Manhattan’s 10001 ZIP code, it was assigned its own zip code of 10118 in 1980. The U.S. Postal Service says that a building with over 150 businesses located inside that receives mail can have its own zip code. (Unique zip codes are sometimes also assigned to universities and government agencies.)

It Sends a Father's Day Card To Its "Dad"

William Frederick Lamb, the architect for the Empire State Building, used an old design of his for the Reynolds Building, as the model for the Empire State Building. As a fond gesture to the “parent” of the Empire State Building, a Father’s Day card is sent each year to the Reynolds Building in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to show gratitude for the grand design. It is probably the only known instance where a building sends a Father’s Day card to another building. The card simply reads,“Happy Anniversary, Dad.”

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5 Delicious Facts You Didn't Know About Cheerios

On May 2, 1941, General Mills began shipping Cheerioats, their new dry cereal, to different test markets. The breakfast cereal was later renamed Cheerios. Here are 5 delicious facts you probably didn’t know about Cheerios…

They Were Originally Called CheeriOats

A physicist named Lester Borchardt worked in Minnesota for General Mills in 1941 and helped invent the soon-to-be popular breakfast cereal. His team’s contribution was in developing a gun-shaped machine that caused oats to puff into an “o” shape. The original name of the cereal was Cheerioats, but a trademark infringement claim by Quaker caused General Mills to change the name to Cheerios in 1945.

Mascots for Cheerios First Appeared in The 1940s

Cheeri O’Leary was the name of the little girl who first appeared in the 1940s as the mascot in ads for Cheerios. During the 1950s and 1980s, television commercials featured the Cheerios Kid and a sidekick named Sue, where the Kid ate Cheerios and then went on to solve problems — similar to Popeye eating his spinach. Those two characters were revived in 2012 to explain to viewers how Cheerios could help lower cholesterol.

Rocky and Bullwinkle Appeared on the Box in the 1960s

Cartoon programs were used by General Mills to promote their cereals about 1959. It must have been successful because the company began making commercials using Rocky and Bullwinkle in the 1960s. On the cereal boxes appeared Hoppity Hooper, who was featured in activities for children to do on the backs of the boxes.

A Fifth Grade Student Named "BuzzBee"

General Mills only produced plain Cheerios for about 30 years, but began selling Cinnamon Nut Cheerios in 1976 and Honey Nut Cheerios three years later.  The Honey Nut Cheerios were a big hit and a bumble bee became recognized as its mascot. For nearly 20 years, that famous bee went mostly unnoticed because he didn't have a name. In 2000,  Kristine Tong, a fifth grade student from Coolidge, Texas, won a national contest to name the bee, dubbing him "BuzzBee". Honey Nut Cheerios has outsold the original flavor since 2009, and has been the #1 selling breakfast cereal in America every year since 2009. In 2016,  BuzzBee was removed from the Honey Nut Cheerios boxes in protest of the decline of bees in the United States.

There’s a “Cheerios Effect”

A Harvard University mathematician and graduate student attending Cambridge University used the name Cheerio Effect to demonstrate three physics concepts: surface tension, the meniscus effect and buoyancy. If one Cheerio is placed in a bowl with milk, its weight makes the cereal dip a little, which forms a dent in the milk, while an additional Cheerio will do the same thing. However, if the two pieces of cereal come close to each other, they will touch as though they are attracted to each other.

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5 Things You Didn't Know About 'Gone with the Wind'

On May 3, 1937, novelist Margaret Mitchell won a Pulitzer Prize for her novel "Gone with the Wind." More than 30 million copies of Mitchell’s Civil War masterpiece have been sold worldwide, and it has been translated into 27 languages.  Here are five interesting facts about Gone with the Wind…

It's the Second-Most Popular Book of All-Time After the Bible.

According to Adweek, Gone with the Wind is more popular among Americans than both the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings series along with other classics like To Kill a Mockingbird, Catcher in the Rye, and The Great Gatsby. To-date, the book has sold more than 30 million copies and interestingly enough, crosses party lines: it is the most popular book among both Republicans and Democrats.

It Took 16 Writers to Turn The Book Into a Movie

Writer Ben Hecht, producer Victor Selznick, and director Victor Fleming shut themselves in a room for a week to finish the script — Selznick, thinking food inhibited the creative process, limited food supplies, and on the fifth day, while eating a banana, collapsed and was revived by a doctor. On the sixth day, a blood vessel in Fleming's eye burst. Sixteen different writers—including F. Scott Fitzgerald—took part in the cutting, editing and polishing of the script. In the end, it all paid off: the film went on to win 11 Academy Awards and gross $390 million globally at the box office.  

The Word “Damn” Almost Didn’t Appear in the Movie

One of the most famous lines in the movie was Rhett’s line “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn” as he made his final exit. It took a lot of convincing for Selznick to talk the censors into allowing it by convincing them that a change to “I don’t care” would ruin the movie. One of the arguments he used was that the word meant “a vulgarism” and had no sexual connotation.

There Was a Shortage of Actors for One Big Scene

Roughly half of the bodies in the train yard scene were dummies. Director David Selznick wanted 2,500 extras to portray the wounded and dead Confederates pictured near the war’s end. However, there were only 1,500 extras in total who belonged to the Screen Actors Guild. Selznick made up the difference by using 1,000 dummies to portray the additional dead and wounded soldiers. The trick worked. As the camera pans out on a stumbling Scarlett, more and more bodies fill the screen — with an aerial view of soldier's arms flailing and the sounds of moaning giving way to music.

Margaret Mitchell Was Fatally Struck By a Car 10 Years After The Film's Release

On August 11, 1949, Mitchell was crossing the street with her husband on the way to see a film when a speeding vehicle struck her. Margaret died five days later of her injuries at the age of 48. In recent years, the daughter of the off-duty cab driver who hit Mitchell has written her own version of what happened that night, claiming her father was not drunk or driving recklessly, but the victim of a murderous cover-up. Whether it was a murderous cover-up or an accident, the sad truth remains: we lost one of America's great authors before she could write her second novel.

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5 Things You Didn't Know About Margaret Thatcher_4

On May 4, 1979, Margaret Thatcher was sworn in as the first female prime minister of Great Britain. Known to many as the Iron Lady, she was the longest-serving prime minister in the 20th century. Here are five things you didn't know about Margaret Thatcher…

She Was Instrumental in Developing Soft-Serve Ice Cream

Every time you get soft-serve ice cream, you can thank the Iron Lady herself. Before moving into politics, Thatcher was a food scientist who had studied chemistry. At one point, she and other scientists worked on a project to add air to ice cream, which would produce a product with fewer ingredients to save companies money. The result was a softer ice cream with the consistency of whipped topping. The product became known in the UK as Mr. Whippy.

She WasThe Longest-Serving British Prime Minister of The 20th Century

Thatcher was first elected as prime minister in 1979, reelected in 1983 and again in 1987. Following divisions in the party regarding the European Community and a poll tax, she resigned as both prime minister and Conservative leader in 1990. When she left office, she had served 11 years and 209 days, which was the longest a Prime Minister has served during the 20th century. The longest service by a British Prime Minister during its history was that of Sir Robert Walpole, who was in the office for 20 years, 314 days.

Sir Laurence Olivier Was Partially Responsible For Her Rise to Power

Months before the 1979 general election, Thatcher adviser Gordon Reece was worried that voters would find Thatcher’s natural speaking voice too shrill. By chance, he encountered Sir Laurence Olivier on a train, and the master thespian recommended his voice coach from London’s National Theater.  Together, they worked to modify the timbre of her voice and lower it. As a result, the Prime Minister’s voice became 46 hertz lower in pitch, which is about halfway between female and male vocal ranges. Thatcher's new authoritative tone would serve her well in her political career.

Margaret Thatcher Day is Celebrated Annually in The Falkland Islands

In April 1982, Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands, a sparsely populated British colony in the south Atlantic claimed by both countries. The result was a two-month battle that saw the UK retain control over the area. As a tribute to Thatcher, every January 10, the Falkland Islands celebrates Margaret Thatcher Day to commemorate the anniversary of her triumphant 1983 visit to the colony.

She Was Once Known as “Thatcher, The Milk Snatcher"

Before a Soviet newspaper dubbed her the “Iron Lady” following a strident anti-Communist speech she delivered in 1976, Thatcher was known by a less complimentary nickname. While serving as secretary of education in 1970, she ended a free milk program for schoolchildren between the ages of 7 and 11 in order to meet the Conservative government’s pledge to cut spending. Political opponents and the media labeled her “Thatcher, the Milk Snatcher,” and the Sun newspaper even called her “The Most Unpopular Woman in Britain.”

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5 Celebrities You Didn't Know That Went to Jail

On this day in 2007, Paris Hilton was sentenced to jail for violating probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case for which she served 23 days behind bars. Here are 5 more celebrities you probably didn’t know that served time in jail...

Bill Gates

Bill Gates is one of the richest men in the world and seems like the consummate nerd who'd never gets into any trouble. But long ago, Gates was incarcerated after one of his three traffic arrests. In 1975, Bill Gates was arrested for speeding and driving without a license. He was also arrested in Albuquerque in 1977 for running a stop sign and driving without a license. This is the incident that landed him in the slammer for a short time. In 1989, he was arrested for suspicion of driving drunk, but the charges were later reduced. Maybe crime doesn't pay, but it pays to have money.

James Brown

"The Godfather of Soul” experienced some unwanted media attention in 1988. During a seminar in Georgia, James Brown entered the room armed with a shotgun and a pistol. After clearing the area, he sped off in a car with the police in pursuit. Three of the tires on his car were shot out, but Brown kept on driving on the rims, until he ended up in a ditch. Brown later said that he felt threatened by white officers. The judge sentenced him to six and a half years for aggravated assault and failing to stop for a police officer. He first went to jail at the young age of 15 after being accused of breaking into cars. When he was 70, he was arrested again for beating his fourth wife, so you can say that Brown’s life was full of ups and downs.

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney has always been considered the easy-going, wholesome type, but apparently he’s been a long-time fan of marijuana, whether it was legal or not. He reportedly began using marijuana around 1964 when he and the other Beatles were introduced to it by singer Bob Dylan in a hotel in New York. Sixteen years later, in 1980, McCartney had a run in with the law when he was caught with drugs at Tokyo airport. He was charged with trying to bring half a pound of marijuana into Japan. McCartney, or “Inmate #22” as he was known by prison guards, served only nine days, after which he was deported.

Tim Allen

Allen is most recognized for his role on the sitcom Home Improvement, and for his voiceover work (Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story). The comedian and actor  pleaded guilty in 1978 to drug trafficking after being caught by an undercover agent with 1.4 pounds of cocaine at a Michigan airport. He ended up spending 28 months in prison for the offense. It could have been life, but Allen plea-bargained by giving the police the names of almost two dozen drug dealers in exchange for a lesser sentence.

Ozzy Osbourne

You may not be surprised to learn that Ozzy Osbourne spent time in prison. But what's surprising is what he was actually arrested for.  In 1966, Ozzy was arrested for the theft of £25’s worth of items from a local store in England and sentenced to three months in an English prison.  Some of his other arrests have had to do with public intoxication and drugs. In 1982, he was picked up by police for urinating on the cenotaph that stands in front of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, which is something Texans didn't appreciate.

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6 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About “Friends”

On May 6, 2004, an estimated 51 million people tuned in to watch the final original episode of "Friends." Here are six surprising things you probably didn’t know about NBC’s long-running comedy series...

“Insomnia Cafe” Was the Name Originally Pitched for the Sitcom

The creators of the show pitched a new television sitcom in the 1990s called “Insomnia Cafe,” which also had a different focus such as Monica and Joey being the main love interest instead of Rachel and Ross. When the pilot was bought by NBC, they changed the name to “Friends Like Us” and considered naming it “Across the Hall.” It changed again to “Six of One,” but finally ended up as “Friends” by the time it premiered in September 1994.

The Show Could Have Had a Different Cast

Many actors were considered to play the different roles in the show, including Jane Lynch and Kathy Griffin, who became pals when they were auditioning to play Phoebe. Matthew Perry won the role to play Chandler, but Jon Dryer and Jon Favreau both tried out for the part. Perry almost lost out too because he appeared in a pilot for LAX 2194, which was never picked up.

Courteney Cox Was Chosen for a Different Role

Courteney Cox was the best known of the actors chosen because she had appeared in “Dancing in the Dark,” a music video starring Bruce Springsteen. She had appeared in many commercials as well. The producers wanted her to play the part of Rachel, but she asked to play Monica because it was a stronger character.

The Cast Members Negotiated Their Salaries as a Group

The cast members were all paid about $22,000 for each episode in the first season, but during the second season, the salaries became slightly different. All of the members of the cast joined together to insist they get $100,000 for each episode in 1997, which was great leverage to use with the network. During the last season, each member of the cast was raking in $1 million for each episode.

The Fictional Cafe in the Show Has Inspired Replicas

Central Perk, the coffee shop frequented by the friends in New York, is fictional; however,copies have sprung up in different places. One was opened in Beijing in 2010. It was so popular, the owner constructed a copy of Joey’s apartment next to it. A chain of three Central Perk coffee shops opened in Liverpool, England, but wasn’t as popular and are now closed.

A Bet Brought Mega-Star Bruce Willis to the Show

Bruce Willis appeared with Matthew Perry in the movie The Whole Nine Yards, and Perry bet that the film would hit number one at the box office, while Willis disagreed. The movie ranked as number one in February 2000, and Willis had to appear as the love interest of Rachel and the father of Ross’s girlfriend while donating his pay to charity.

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I did  not know  about  BILL  GATES  and   I  did  not  know  about  PAUL    MCCARTNEY

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5 Fun Facts You Didn't Know About Betty White

On May 8, 2010, Betty White became the oldest person to host Saturday Night Live.  Now at age 98, Betty shows no signs of slowing down. Here are five fun facts you probably didn't know about Betty White...

A Facebook Campaign Made Her the Oldest Person To Host SNL

In 2010, a grassroots campaign on Facebook called "Betty White to Host SNL (Please)" began. The group was approaching 500,000 members when NBC confirmed that White would in fact host Saturday Night Live on May 8, 2010. The appearance made her, at age 88, the oldest person to host the show. In her opening monologue, White thanked Facebook and joked that she "didn't know what Facebook was, and now that I do know what it is, I have to say, it sounds like a huge waste of time." The appearance earned her a 2010 Prime-time Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, her seventh Emmy win overall.

She Was Originally Supposed To Play Blanche

Betty originally auditioned for Blanche, the promiscuous Golden Girl. However, producers were worried that it would be too similar to her character on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. According to CBS, producers asked Betty and Rue McClanahan to switch roles, and the rest is history. White won the Emmy for outstanding actress in a comedy series for her portrayal. After the show's end, she reprised her role as Rose in the short-lived spin-off, "The Golden Palace." 

She's a Guinness World Record Holder

Betty holds the Guinness record for the longest TV career for a female entertainer, dating all the way back to 1939. In 1995, Betty was rightfully inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame to honor her work on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1973–1977) and The Golden Girls (1985–1992). White has received eight Emmy Awards in various categories, three American Comedy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Grammy Award. She also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

She Turned Down An Offer To Co-Host The "Today" Show

In the 1960s, NBC offered her an anchor job on their flagship morning show Today. She turned the offer down because she didn't want to move to New York (where Today is produced) permanently. NBC wanted White so much, the network offered to give her an apartment at the St. Regis Hotel and fly her back to California each weekend, but White said it didn't seem practical.The job instead went to Barbara Walters.  

She Was Almost In As Good As It Gets

Betty White was offered the part of Beverly Connelly, onscreen mother to Helen Hunt, in the Oscar-winning movie As Good as It Gets.  However, the animal lover did not approve of a scene where Jack Nicholson’s character tosses a small dog down a garbage chute. Being an animal rights activist, she didn’t want any viewers to get any ideas from the scene; in her book, she says she didn’t think it was very funny. She tried to get the scene removed from the script, but director James L. Brooks kept it and cast Shirley Knight for the role instead.

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5 Things You Didn't Know About The Honeymooners_2

On May 9, 1971, the final episode of the sitcom The Honeymooners, starring Jackie Gleason aired on CBS. Think you're a Honeymooner fanatic? Here are five interesting facts you probably didn't know about the show...

Meadows Was Originally Rejected by Jackie Gleason for The Part

Gleason rejected Audrey Meadows when she auditioned for the part of Alice because he thought she was “too young and pretty” to appear as his wife. Meadows refused to take no for an answer and returned home, put on an ordinary house dress, changed her hair, took off her makeup and had photos sent to Gleason. After one look, he said “That’s Alice!” and did not realize Meadows was the same pretty woman he had rejected the day before.

Jackie Gleason Considered Suing The Flintstones

If you've ever watched the Jurassic-era cartoon, then you know they "borrowed" quite a bit from Gleason's Honeymooners. Two married couples living next door to each other? Check. Dopey husband with smart, down-to-earth wife? Check. Best friends who were both members of the same bowling team? Check. Gleason certainly took notice and briefly considered a lawsuit against the cartoon's creator before someone talked some sense into him by asking, "Do you really want to be the guy who killed Fred Flintstone?" Gleason dropped the idea.

Art Carney’s Father Was His Inspiration For His Character

Ed Norton, the sewer worker played by character actor Art Carney, got his inspiration for the role from watching his father, who had a compulsion to go through elaborate rituals to perform even simple tasks. According to Carney, his dad couldn’t do anything as simple as signing his report card, which involved his father changing the desk lamp’s angle, moving items around, lining up the paper and checking his pen several times. Carney’s exaggerated movements and the obsessive-compulsive behavior of his character became favorites with the audience.

Only One of The Show's Stars Earned Residuals From The Series

.Meadows almost didn't get the job because Gleason found her vivacious youth and beauty a bit too unrealistic for the wife of Ralph Kramden. But after tricking Gleason with some dressed-down glamour shots, she landed the role. When it came time to sign on the dotted line, she brought her two brothers—both attorneys—to the negotiating table. They insisted their baby sister get a clause for syndication residuals. CBS didn't have a ton of faith in the show and as a result, happily obliged. As a result, she was the only cast member still getting Honeymooners checks well into her old age.

Fans of The Show Sent Alice Decorations For Her "House."

Gleason modeled the Kramden's apartment off the tenement where he grew up in Brooklyn. It was intentionally bleak—built to reflect a man of meager wages who also refused to use credit to decorate his house (unlike the Norton's next door). Fans of the show felt for Alice and as a result, sent hundreds of packages a week containing decorative linens and knick-knacks to help spruce up the Kramden homestead.