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10 mindboggling facts about Hollywood and its famous inhabitants you probably didn't know!


Los Angeles - So you think you know everything there is to know about Tinseltown and its hordes of famous inhabitants? But what if we told you that there are things that not even the celebs know about? Secret and saucy titbits that are hardly ever revealed.

We searched the internet to find absolutely weird and totally jaw-dropping facts you probably didn't know about (and if you did just play along):

Here we go:

1) Who knew that ugly duckling, Neville Longbottom, would turn into such a swan? Matthew Lewis is like a good bottle of wine.

Before:

Matthew Lewis (Greatstock/Splash)
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After:



2) Pharrell Williams is 42-years-old! That's right! He's 42! Just take a moment to take it all in... He looks like a 21-year-old kid!


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3) Beyoncé’s hit Resentment was originally written for and first performed by Victoria Beckham!




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4) Nicolas Cage is related to Francis Ford Coppola. It turns out the Frozen Ground actor is the nephew of The Godfather director, Francis Ford Coppola.

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5) Charlie Sheen’s real name is Carlos Estevez! According to his Wiki, Charlie Sheen adopted the stage name shortly after he was expelled from school and took on an acting career.

Charlie Sheen GIF (Tumblr)
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6) A 13-year-old Lily Allen is in Elizabeth alongside Cate Blanchett.

Lilly Allen GIF (Youtube)
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7) Oprah’s real name is Orpah! Classic mispronunciation! Oprah was originally named 'Orpah' after a biblical character in the Book of Ruth, however due to mispronunciation, Oprah stuck and that’s what she rolled with.  

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8) Aladdin’s face in Disney’s Aladdin movie was created based on Tom Cruise’s face.

This face:                                             Was used to create this face!?

Tom Cruise (Getty Images)   Aladdin GIF (Tumblr) 
(Getty Images)                                     (Tumblr)

Meh! We guess there are some similarities.

9) Anna Paquin won an Oscar when she was eleven years old! She won for best supporting actress in The Piano at the young age of 11-years-old.


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10) Lastly, the blood used in the infamous Psycho shower scene is actually chocolate syrup!

So the bloody murder in this scene:



Was actually made from this:

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Mmmm, that's nice.

We know this is how you're feeling:

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But feel free to relax, take a bath and have a drink after that total mindboggling experience:

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