Page 10 - Celebrity Facts

Andy Warhol sent a sketch of a penis to the moon!

"Moon Museum" is a small ceramic wafer that contains sketches from six prominent 1960s artists. It was taken to the moon as part of the Apollo 12 mission. The artists chosen to be on the 3/4" x 1/2" tile were Robert Rauschenbeg, David Norvos, John Chamberlein, Clae Oldenburg, Forrest Myers and Andy Warhol.

The tiny wafer was covertly attached to a leg of the landing module, which was left on the moon after the mission. However, it's impossible to know if the wafer is actually there unless someone goes to look for it. It was Forrest Myers' idea. He tried to get it officially done through NASA, but when they didn't show much interest, he smuggled it on board.

Andy Warhol had a little fun with his drawing. Although officially he drew a stylized version of his initials. However, being the rebel that he was, the sketch can also be mistaken for a penis or a rocket ship.

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Ryan Gosling was fired from The Lovely Bones for being too fat!

When Peter Jackson originally cast Ryan Gosling to play the father role in his adaptation of The Lovely Bones. Just a few weeks before the movie was scheduled to start shooting, Gosling was let go and recast by Mark Whalberg.

Reports at the time varied as to what the reason was for the recast. The most circulated explanation was that Jackson thought Gosling was too young to play the part. Some other people said that Gosling had been too demanding and that made working with him difficult.

Later, however, Gosling himself explained the real reason for his firing. Gosling gained 60 lbs for the role because he thought that would be the best direction for the character. Jackson disagreed and he was fired.

In case you were wondering, Gosling's secret for getting fat? Drink melted Haagen Das instead of water.

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The twins who sued Mark Zuckerberg just made millions on the Bitcoin market!

You might remember the Winklevoss twins from The Social Network. They famously sued Mark Zuckerberg because the alleged he stole Facebook from them. They recently got in $11 million on the Bitcoin market.

In case you haven't head of Bitcoins, they're a decentralized digital currency. With the world's currencies being in such flux, the peer-to-peer currency has recently gained a lot of popularity. Their price has skyrocketed in the last few weeks and months.

The Winklevoss twins put a lot of money in the currency and their holdings now amount to $11 million. The Bitcoin market isn't safe from fluxes though. On April 11, the price of one Bitcoin dropped from $266 to $105 and then rose again to $160. If you're in that market, you might be in for a wild ride.

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An actress played her Game of Thrones role so well that the author will make her more relevant in the books!

Game of Thrones is in an interesting position compared to most book-to-film adaptations because the book series it’s based on is still not finished. Author George R. R. Martin is notorious for being a slow writer and in fact, has even told the show’s creators how he plans for the series to end in case he passes away before he can write out the books.

When asked if the show would make an impact on his writing, he says the general answer is no. One exception, however, might come thanks to an actress familiar to Harry Potter fans: Natalia Tena, who played Tonks in the Harry Potter films, who plays the wildling Osha in Game of Thrones.

At first, Martin thought she was cast wrong. However, as she auditioned, Martin said he couldn’t take his eyes off her. He finds her portrayal much more interesting than what he had written in the books, so he expressed interest in writing more and better material for her!

If you like Game of Thrones, check out our new site Memes Landing, showcasing funny and interesting pics from the show and books.

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Directors were required to shoot all of John Wayne's scenes before noon!

John Wayne has become the posterboy for cowboys and all things that were manly, despite having some terrible living habits. Let's face it, Wayne was a chain smoker ever since he was a young man, and he was also a functioning alcoholic - but he was still able to make the greatest Western movies of all time.

Filmmakers were aware of Wayne's drinking problem, and were told to shoot his scenes before noon because by the time the afternoon came around, he was througholy intoxicated and was a 'mean drunk'.

This piece of advice to directors came from Sam O'Steen's memoir, Cut to the Chase. O'Steen was a veteran filmmaker and a long time associate with Wayne before passing away in 2000.

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