Page 8 - Celebrity Facts

Freddie Mercury had parties where midgets balanced cocaine trays on their heads!

Freddie Mercury, despite all of his glory and talent, was a bit of an oddball. Since reaching a high level of fame, Mercury developed a love for partying, and indulging in massive amounts of cocaine every time he went out for a night on the town.

On one of Mercury's 39th birthday, it is said that he hired little people to carry around trays with MOUNTAINS of cocaine on them for everyone to partake in. There were also a display of thieves, ogres, transsexuals, ballerinas, and even trolls!

One of the guests that attended the party said "It was wretched excess that I'll probably go to hell for." The party has gone down as one of the most expensive birthday parties ever thrown, in the history of rock'n'roll.

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You'll never guess who the most recorded artist in the world is!

If someone asked you who the most recorded artist of all time was, you’d probably think of someone like Madonna or a famous band like The Beatles. What if we told you that the most recorded artist of all time has sung over 12,000 songs and has never achieved fame in the in the English markets?

Born in 1933, Ashla Bhosle is renowned for her voice and versatility. She started singing when she was just 10, which means she has been active for over 6 decades! She has done a lot of playback singing for over 1000 Bollywood movies and recorded several private albums.

In 2006 she stated that she had sung over 12,000 songs. The World Record Academy and the Guinness Book of World Records have officially acknowledgedher as the most recorded artist in music history. Learn more about her at the source

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The 'most interesting man in the world' lives on a sailboat!

Jonathan Goldsmith, also referred to as 'the most interesting man in the world', has been an actor since 1966. Goldsmith never really had any big breaks in his acting career, and often played many minor roles in television shows.

However, the now 74 year old actor has had some exciting moments in his life. For example, he once played a villain in a John Wayne film and was shot point black in between the eyes with a paintgun 7 differen times!

Goldsmith now lives on a 50 ft sailboat in Marina Del Ray, although he has plans to move to Manchester, Vermont with his new wife - his agent...the same one that got him his legendary Dos Equis role.

Jonathan Goldsmith doesn't always have an exciting life, but when he does, the information can be found in the souce.

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The Cookie Monster has a name!

Even though you most likely grew up watching Sesame Street, there are some things that you probably didn't know about the characters. In fact, despite being one of the shows most popular characters, I bet you there are many things you didn't know about Cookie Monster.

One of these things, is that Cookie Monster reveals that believes his name, before he ate ANY cookies was actually Sid! The Cookie Monster has a mother, father, sister, and a cousin!

The Cookie Monster's favorite cookie is chocolate chip, his second favorite is Oatmeal, and his least favorite cookie of all time is Peanut Butter! Why? Well, because he's allergic to Peanuts!

Learn more about your favorite childhood character by clicking the source!

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Lisa Simpson remains a vegetarian as a promise from the show's staff to Paul McCartney

The Simpsons is one of the most successful animated television shows of all time. It is so prominent that Paul McCartney once made a guest appearance on it--or rather his cartoon likeness did. McCartney provided his own voice though and had a stipulation before he agreed to the guest spot.

He wanted one of the show's characters, Lisa Simpson, to be a vegetarian. McCartney himself is a longtime vegetarian. He also stipulated that her change to vegetarianism had to be a permanent one on the show.

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