Jordan's mouth was legendary among the ballers who played both against and with him during his 15 seasons in the NBA. And it appears as though his trash talk game was as vicious as his physical one. According to Viral Hoops, Jordan ruined several players' careers with words alone.
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Headon and the others continued to drift apart in terms of lifestyles, with Headon acting the stereotypical rock star, constantly consuming alcohol and drugs. For the rest of The Clash, their "punk roots gave way to musicianship," only occasionally partying with their ever-partying drummer.
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While her album, Songbird, sold more than five million copies worldwide -- reaching platinum status six times in England and becoming certified platinum in the United States in 2008, according to Grunge News -- Eva Cassidy never knew of her success. She died of cancer in 1996, age 33.
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"Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X was the talk of the town since it came out in December of 2018, and he fanned the flames even more by releasing a remix version featuring a very familiar face and voice, Mr. "Achy Breaky Heart" himself, Billy Ray Cyrus.
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Prior to joining the show, Shoaf ran his own company, called Tappen Business, which rebuilt heavy machinery. In 2018, he opened up his own rural restoration shop and restored cars on his own. Unfortunately, the business never took off. Shoaf turned his career aspirations toward reality TV instead.
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Robinson remembered Gordy introducing himself and asking where their songs had come from. Said, Robinson, "I wrote 'em," and when Gordy asked if he had more, Robinson mentioned he had "a loose-leaf notebook with about 100 songs in it."
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Ventura gained a name for himself as a controversial voice, a straight-shooter who called it like he saw it and didn't care about political correctness. There is probably no other wrestler who made better use of his post-career fame than The Body. But why exactly did Jesse Ventura call it quits?
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Poison was among the most successful "hair metal" rock bands of the 80s. Life outside of the music wasn't always great. Here's the dark tale of Poison.
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Part of Shatner's over-the-top persona comes from his early career as a Shakespearean actor, when he performed in 1954 in Stratford, Ontario. At his core, he's a performance artist who has, unfortunately for him and fortunately for comedy, demonstrated a tin ear for how he comes across.
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The channel also has a love affair with "dirty men shun the 21st century and act gritty while also rarely showering" shows, like Alone, Swamp People, and Mountain Men. The "historical" aspect of these forays, it seems, revolves around embracing ancient methods of living.
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In a 2014 interview with the New York Post, Ali, Jr. shared that he couldn't recall ever sharing a meal with his entire family and remembered being bullied in school by other kids who wanted to fight and "to see if I was like my father."
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On the baseball field, Joe Dimaggio was a legend, but off the field, he suffered tragedies and made mistakes like anyone else. This is the tragic real-life story of Joe DiMaggio.
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The success of Rust Valley Restorers seems to have paid off well for the host of the show, Mike Hall. Hall's estimated worth is close to $2 million. The majority of his net worth comes not only from his business dealings, but from his valuable personal collection of cars.
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When AC/DC founder and rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young died on November 18, 2017, the world lost a true rock and roll giant. Since 1973, Malcolm and his brother Angus had been united as the dual creative force behind the band that served up a seemingly endless supply of iconic rock staples.
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Answer: This is where James Holzhauer accumulated his trivia knowledge in advance of his 32-episode Jeopardy! win streak. Question: What is the library? While this is technically the correct response, Alex Trebek would probably ask you to be more specific if this clue ever appeared on Jeopardy!
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Triple H's connections to the WWE run even deeper than the professional. He's married to Vince McMahon's daughter Stephanie, and the two have three young daughters together. Balancing work and family is always tough, but Triple H has appeared to accomplish the feat.
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Spalding claimed Doubleday was the man, using flimsy evidence provided by a single source: mining engineer Abner Graves, who said he remembered Doubleday making a diagram of a baseball field in 1839 before starting a game in Cooperstown. Keep in mind that Graves ended up in an insane asylum.
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It's a bit creeptastic to hear Fred Durst quaveringly croon, "Well, I wish it would be nice if I could touch your body." Shockingly, though, that isn't even the worst part of Limp Bizkit's cover of George Michael's class track, "Faith." The worst part of the track would be, well ... everything.
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With Steven Tyler in front and Joe Perry on guitar, it might be hard for other bandmates to get noticed, but that doesn't mean the other musicians in Aerosmith aren't equally as interesting. With drummer Joey Kramer, it's a story of turmoil and struggle, and the truth is quite worthy of being told.
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Doyle didn't really like Holmes. The Los Angeles Times said Doyle told his mother that Holmes "takes his mind off better things." Before publishing the Holmes stories, Doyle had difficulty finding a publisher for his works. But now that he was writing a well-read series, he tired of it.
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No one knows for sure if their lyrical theories are right or wrong, since McLean likes to respond to questions about the song's meaning with statements like, "It means I never have to work again." That part, at least, is true. The song has made the artist millions.
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Terri reminisced about the park's crocodile show and the man who "was talking about them in ways that I never really thought of crocodiles ... The fact that he was so humble and loving towards these animals was so attractive to me and he looked like a rock in those shorts, too."
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In the world of Star Trek, one of the greatest enemies of the United Federation of Planets is calling from inside the house. We're speaking, of course, of the admirals of Starfleet. Here are some of the worst Starfleet Admirals on Star Trek.
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Petty had a hidden passion for what he considered to be the perfect cup of coffee. Zanes said that on one visit to Petty's home, he commented on how good the coffee they were drinking was. Tom immediately perked up, "talking about what a good cup of coffee should be."
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Jane's Addiction has a bit of a rocky history, including the time Navarro almost got kicked out. He could have been booted for a number of worthwhile reasons. Maybe his work on Ink Master was taking up too much of his time. Maybe the rest of the band was jealous that he got to marry Carmen Electra.
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Employees have to keep up the ruse even outside the park. They're not allowed to divulge which characters they've been. If someone asks them which character they've donned the costume for, they're prohibited from saying they "played" the characters, because these are meant to be real.
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According to Rolling Stone, Wilkeson was among the most severely injured in the Skynyrd plane crash. Reports indicated he suffered massive internal injuries, as well as a smashed jaw, broken nose and facial bones, 15 dislodged teeth, six broken ribs, and a broken left arm and leg.
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