The Toughest Characters Hollywood Has to Offer

John McClane - Die Hard

John McClane is his name, thwarting villains' plans is his game. He's best known as the reluctant hero who will do anything it takes to finish his job all by himself. He doesn't need the help, even if he kind of does. He definitely falls into that "one-man army" cliche. It's hard to keep a New York cop in check!

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The More You Know

  • In the late 1600s, London was plagued by an attacker who would spank his victims with a rod and shout "Spanko!" before running away.
  • A U.S. park ranger named Roy C. Sullivan held the record for being struck by lightning the most times, having been struck — and surviving — seven times between 1942 and 1977.
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  • Doctors' sloppy handwriting kills more than 7,000 people annually in the United States.
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