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10 Facts about Kesha

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10 Facts about Kesha: 1. Her name really is Ke$ha… minu$ the dollar $igns. Her full name: Kesha Rose Sebert. 2. She's a Genius. The star reportedly scored 1500 on her SAT’s, and has an IQ of over 140 which only makes her narrowly miss out on being a part of the genius category! 3. Apparently, the singer recently revealed that she spends thousands of dollars a month on glittery goodness, even adding that “It’s my goal to cover the planet in glitter”. 4. Ke$ha states that whil e she was at high school, she used to drive to Belmont University to attend college classes on topics such as the Cold War for fun! In the star's own words, "I love learning". 5. Ke$ha says that if she had not reached such success as a singer, she would have gone to Barnard to study to be a psychologist. 6. Pebe Sebert is not only Ke$ha's mom, but she is also a singer and songwriter in her own right. Pebe also raised Ke$ha all on her own and has never told the star w...

10 Facts about Selena Gomez

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10 Facts about Selena Gomez: 1. Selena Marie Gomez is her full name. 2. Her parents divorced when she was 5 years old. 3. Selena was discovered by Disney in a nation-wide casting call. 4. During the National Council of La Raza’s ALMA Awards, Selena Gomez won the award for comedy for her performance in Wizards of Waverly Place. 5. Selena Gomez started acting at the age of 7. Back in those days, she featured with a big purple dinosaur named Barney on ‘Barney & Friends’. She admitted in 2008 that as a child she knew nothing about acting and was pretty shy and that she learned a lot from Barney. 6. Selena co-starred in a number of television shows with Demi Lovato. Lovato is Selena’s best friend. The two of them met at ‘Barney & Friends’. 7. Selena dated Canadian pop star Justin Bieber till January 2013. ‘Never Say Never’, ‘Love Me’ and ‘One Time’ are three of Bieber’s songs that are Selena’s favourite. 8. In October 2015, she announced that sh...

10 Facts about Elton John

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10 Facts about Elton John: 1. Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, is one of the most highly acclaimed and successful solo artists of all time. 2. He has achieved 37 gold and 27 multi-platinum albums, has sold more than 250 million records worldwide, and holds the record for the biggest selling single of all time. 3. He achieved seven #1 albums in the three-and-a-half-year period from 1972 to 1975 - a period of concentrated success surpassed only by the Beatles. 4. In 1992 in the U S, and in 1993 in the UK, Elton established the Elton John AIDS Foundation, his pioneering charity dedicated to breakthrough work on behalf of those around the world suffering from HIV and related illnesses. 5. Together, the two organizations have raised more than $300 million in support of worthy projects in 55 countries around the world. 6. Elton has 3 Oscar Award nominations (winning in 1995), and a Tony Award (with 4 nominations) for Best Original Score for Elton John and Tim Rice...

10 Facts about Hillary Clinton

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10 Facts about Hillary Clinton: 1 . Rather than being a politician, young Hillary Clinton wanted to become an astronaut, baseball player, and a journalist. 2. Hillary likes spicy foods. She puts hot sauce on almost every meal, even in a salad. 3. If you didn't know, Hillary won a Grammy back in 1996. It was for The Best Spoken Word Album for the audio version of her book, It Takes A Village. 4. She tried to join the Marines when she was 27 but got rejected for being too old and  a woman.  5. Hillary was once a senator and the first lady at the same time for 20 days. 6. National Law Journal noted her among the 100 most influential lawyers in America- both in 1988 and 1991. 7. She attends a separate church from her husband. Born and raised a Methodist, she didn’t abandon her roots when she married Bill, who is a Southern Baptist. 8. She was director of Wal-Mart for six years and used her position to champion liberal policies. 9. She out...

10 Facts about Donald Trump

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10 Facts about Donald Trump: 1. At 13, he was sent to the New York Military Academy because he was so full of energy. His parents thought sending him to military school would help channel all his energy into something good. He did very well in the academy and graduated in 1964. 2. Donald Trump is an accomplished book author. He has written at least 50 books. His first book, "The Art of the Deal," was published in 1987. He penned several more like "Trump: The Best Real Estate  Advice I Ever Received: 100 Top Experts Share Their Strategies" and "Ten Secrets I Learned from the Apprentice." 3. In 2013, comedian Bill Maher joked that Donald was the son of a monkey and offered $5 million if he can prove his dad was a real human being. The real estate mogul didn't like it and released his birth certificate. He then sued the comedian for refusing to pay him the money. Trump dropped the charges months later. 4. He sued New York Times author Ti...