Rare Facts You Never Knew About Marilyn Monroe

Appreciated After Death

After her death, the media had an overwhelming amount of calls for information about the star. A French artist by the name of Jean Cocteau said that her death "should serve as a terrible lesson to all those, whose chief occupation consists of spying on and tormenting film stars." She was front-page news all around the world...

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The More You Know

  • Where the Wild Things Are was supposed to have been about horses—but the illustrator couldn't draw them.
  • Bloodhounds are great marathoners.
  • 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.
  • Your dog knows when someone isn't trustworthy.
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