26Randy Savage
Macho Man Randy Savage's first wrestling character was called "The Spider", based off of Spider-Man. He would later star as the villain wrestler "Bone Saw" in The Amazing Spiderman movie.
27. In 2011, a Philadelphia man named Steve Carter found out he was a missing child. Carter, who was adopted at the age of 4, found an age-progression image that looked similar to him, on a missing children’s website. He discovered he had been kidnapped by his birth mother and placed in an orphanage. His biological father had reported him missing over three decades earlier.
28. Jim Carrey had to be taught CIA torture coping techniques to endure the make-up process for How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
29. The founder of Tootsie Rolls, Leo Hirshfield, committed suicide after being ousted from his own company. He'd created it to be an affordable chocolate-tasting candy that would not melt in the heat. He named them after his daughter Clara "Tootsie" Hirshfield.
30. A man named James Richardson spent 21 years in jail after he was falsely convicted of murdering his 7 children who died after eating a poisoned lunch. Among the facts that were concealed by the prosecution; it was the babysitter who had served the poisoned meal and who was a convicted murderer on parole for poisoning her husband. James was exonerated in 1989.
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31Mae C. Jemison
Mae C. Jemison is not only the first African-American woman to go to space, but she also served in the Peace Corps, appeared on Star Trek, is a dancer, and holds nine honorary doctorates in science, engineering, letters, and the humanities.
32. Pinhead actor Doug Bradley became so adept at applying and removing his prosthetic makeup that he was given an Assistant Make-up Artist credit on some Hellraiser films.
33. There are grapes flavored like cotton candy. David Cain created the unique flavor through plant breeding in 2011. He bred 1,000 plants before perfecting the cotton candy flavor.
34. In 1974, Elvis Presley expressed interest in covering Dolly Parton's “I will always love you”. She was initially thrilled about the proposal, however, when she found out she would have to sign over half of the royalties to Elvis, she refused.
35. Despite Mac and Dick McDonald having already franchised 6 restaurants before meeting Ray Kroc, Ray considers himself the founder. He even falsely claims in his autobiography that his franchise was the first McDonald’s ever opened.
