Most people’s image of George Washington is that of a silver-haired politician with shit teeth who divided his time between giving rousing, patriotic speeches and kicking the King of England square in the penis. An apparently lesser known fact about Washington though is that he was, to borrow the parlance of today’s youth, an absolute unit.
How Rod Stewart Accidentally Revealed he was Color-Blind
Rod Stewart is primarily known for two things, releasing a bunch of kick-ass albums in the 70’s and 80’s and being divorced so many times he once quipped, “Instead of getting married again, I’m going to find a woman I don’t like and just give her a house“. In some circles though, Stewart is known not for his music or impressive penile résumé, but his love of model trains. A hobby which caused him to inadvertently reveal that he was color-blind.
Andy Serkis literally phoned in his performance in Planet of the Apes
In the world of acting “phoning it in” is the term used to describe actors who clearly couldn’t give less of a shit about the role they’re playing. For the most part the term is supposed to be metaphorical, something nobody apparently told Andy Serkis who quite literally phoned some of his performance as Caesar the wonder-ape in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.
James Cameron Almost Couldn’t Make Aliens Because of Tea
Aliens is one of the greatest movies ever made and it’s hard to imagine a world where it doesn’t exist and we only had footage of Bill Paxton being killed by a Terminator and a Predator. Apparently though, the film was almost stopped in its tracks by the British production crew and their insistence on drinking tea, as well as an asshole assistant director who tried to ruin all the shots.
Some people thought Houdini had actual magical powers
Though known primarily for his death-defying escapes from scenarios seemingly designed to kill him, Houdini was also famous in his lifetime for his dogged pursuit of spiritualists and mediums who he believed were charlatans of the highest order. Something that saw the magician earn the ire of none other than Sir Arthur Conan Doyle who accused the magician of using his own magical powers to do so.
