Did you know that John Wayne despised horses? He called them "filthy, disgusting creatures." He only tolerated them because he knew they were essential for making western movies. Abraham Lincoln, the man famous for freeing the slaves, married into a family that owned them.
Harry S. Truman, the 33rd President of the United States, was a proficient piano player. And speaking of Truman, did you know the “S†in the middle of his name doesn’t stand for anything?
Millions of women all over the world swoon over actor Ryan Gosling. But most of them don’t know that Ryan got his start in the Mickey Mouse Club. So did Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake, by the way.
There’s more. Much more, in fact. This fun book has 1001 things you probably didn’t know about celebrities, performers and politicians.
Think you know everything there is to know about the famous? Nope. Not by a long shot. But after you read this book, you’ll know a lot more about them than you do now.