Top Items About Before They Were Famous
Type | Title | Teaser | Author | Views | Rating |
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| Quotes | A students & B students | "The A students work for the B students. The C students run the business. And the D students dedicate the buildings."... | root | 140 | |
| Quotes | A teacher recalls Osama bin Laden | “A nice fellow and a good student. There were no problems with him... He was a quiet lad. | root | 105 | |
| Anecdotes | Class Clown | "As a kid, no doubt trying to seize attention from the family, Jim Carrey became a serious extrovert. He loved Christmas... | Anonymous | 102 | |
| Quotes | A former schoolmate on Osama bin Laden | “Osama was an honorable student. He kept to himself, but he was honest. | root | 98 | |
| Jokes | Jerry Ferrara: Boston Market | Jerry Ferrara (best known for his role as Turtle on "Entourage") once worked at Boston Market as a "chicken spitter"... | Anonymous | 76 | |
| Anecdotes | Massage Parlor? | "In December 1973, and again in January 1974, when he was a [Cincinnati] councilman and newly wed to Micki Velten, a Procter... | Anonymous | 69 | |
| Trivia | Bill Gates and Paul Allen sell Traf-O-Data | In late 1971, Bill Gates and Paul Allen formed a company called Traf-O-D | Anonymous | 68 | |
| Anecdotes | How Osama bin Laden became radicalized | The Syrian physical-education teacher who led [Osama Bin Laden's Islamic study] group at Al Thagher was “tall, young, in... | root | 62 | |
| Trivia | Jennifer Aniston painting at the Met | When she was 11 years old, Jennifer Aniston had one of her paintings displayed in New York’s venerable Metropolitan Museum... | root | 61 | |
| Anecdotes | Cate Blanchett's first acting job | In 1987, 18-year-old Cate Blanchett, a student of Fine Arts and Economics at Melbourne University, left school to see the world before choosing a career. After visiting England (and being kicked out when her Visa expired) Cate continued on to Egypt. While visiting Cairo, she and some friends were invited to appear as extras in an Arabic boxing film. In desperate need of cash, they reluctantly agreed. The next day, Cate found herself shooting a crowd scene, cheering for an American boxer who was being pummeled by an Egyptian. | root | 59 |
