These Celebrities Died Tragically Young

Adam Yauch, 47 Years Old

Beastie Boys founding member Adam Yauch died from parotid cancer in 2012 and was active within the music industry from 1979 up until his death. He also founded Oscilloscope Laboratories, an independent film company based in New York. He was also a Buddhist and helped organize the Tibetan Freedom Concert.

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The More You Know

  • Lady Gaga wrote “Just Dance” and “Born This Way” in just 10 minutes.
  • Lady Gaga taught herself to play the piano at only four years old!
  • Before she was a megastar, Madonna worked at Dunkin Donuts. She got fired for squirting jelly on a customer.
  • Jennifer Aniston was known as the class clown in high school.
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