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

Seven Brides For Seven Brothers

They often spent their time singing on streetcorners or bussing to auditions. Eventually, the Phoenix kids were discovered by Iris Burton, a famous Hollywood agent who was able to get the duo parts in commercials and television shows. In a 1982 episode of Seven Brides For Seven Brothers, Joaquin made his acting debut alongside his brother River.

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The More You Know

  • Clark Kent (Superman in DC Comics) is also a character in the Marvel universe, where he's actually just a mild-mannered reporter and nothing more.
  • The 100 folds in a chef's hat represent 100 ways to cook an egg.
  • In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead — he suffered a heart attack mid-race but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20–1 outsider victory.
  • If you take all the letters from the word "wizard" and swap them with opposite letters (a->z, b->y), it spells wizard backwards.
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