"Joker" Was Based On This True Story of an Unhinged Man

New Beginnings

The family was ready for a new chapter in their lives. They changed their last name from "Bottom" to “Phoenix” as a metaphor for a fresh start. Soon after, the big family settled in California and tried to make a break in the entertainment field. His mother worked as a secretary for an NBC executive, and Joaquin and his siblings began performing for extra income. 

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The More You Know

  • Mark Zuckerberg said a voting mechanism that says whether posts are good or bad is 'not something that we think is good for the world'.
  • Stephen Hawking is 73 years old and has outlived his shortened life expectancy due to ALS by over 50 years.
  • Only two national flags have the color purple on them.
  • A newborn baby is more than 3/4 water.
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