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Thornton didn't have very much money when he was growing up, but that didn't stop him from mounting a career at the age of 37 when he co-wrote and starred in the 1992 thriller "One False Move." From there, he won countless more awards got some incredible opportunities thrown at him. One of those opportunities was marrying Angelina Jolie. 

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  • War pigs were used in ancient warfare to counter against war elephants, which feared the pigs (and their squeals) and would bolt. War pigs were sometimes lit on fire to enhance this effect.
  • The fastest gust of wind ever recorded on Earth was 253 miles per hour.
  • When Boris Yeltsin met President Clinton in 1995, his first question was "Do you think O.J. did it?"
  • In the late 1600s, London was plagued by an attacker who would spank his victims with a rod and shout "Spanko!" before running away.
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