36 Not-So Famous Facts About Very Famous People

We tend to know a lot of things about celebrities. That’s kind of part of the whole deal, right? We have this sometimes encyclopedic knowledge of people's lives and work because we're fans of what they do on our screens. And yet, there’s a good chance there are still a bunch of things that we don’t know about them, too. For instance, there are all sorts of wild stories about Nicolas Cage on the internet, but do you know which exotic pet he credits helping him act? Or that an actor who is famous for airheaded himbos is actually a pretty accomplished academic? And that’s not even getting into the large amount of celebrities who could definitely defeat you in combat if they have the right weapon…