Actors Who Turned Down Roles That Could Have Changed Their Careers

“It wasn’t anything against Avatar. I really wanted to do Avatar and watch Jim Cameron direct,” Damon said during a press conference. “I felt like I really was gonna learn a lot. It’s just that we were finishing The Bourne Ultimatum and couldn’t leave.”

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The More You Know

  • Saint Patrick's Day began as a "feast day". To honor him, Christians could put aside their Lenten restrictions on food and alcohol consumption, which is why excessive drinking has become linked to the celebration.
  • England is hit with more tornadoes per square mile than any other country in the world.
  • When a piece of bread is toasted, it's called the "Maillard reaction."
  • Glaciers and ice sheets hold about 69 percent of the world's freshwater.
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