Rare Facts You Never Knew About Marilyn Monroe

Tired Of It

Monroe stated at the time that she was "tired of the same old sex roles." As Fox had breached a part of their contract to her, the contract was null and void, allowing her to leave the studio early. The studio mocked her in a movie in which Jane Mansfield played a foolish actress who runs off the start her own production company...sound familiar?

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The More You Know

  • “Digging a hole to China” is theoretically possible if you start in Argentina.
  • The first roller coaster was invented to stop sinful behavior.
  • The first American woman to go to medical school was admitted as a joke. Geneva Medical School thought it was joke when Elizabeth Blackwell applied to attend 1847. She graduated in 1849, started her own practice, and opened an infirmary for the poor.
  • Former billionaire Chuck Feeney has given away over 99% of his 6.3 billion dollars to help under privileged kids go to college. He is now worth $2 million dollars.
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