Michael Jackson was an influential person in the world of music. Love him or hate him, you can’t deny that.
But what makes Michael Jackson so interesting, and why he and his music is so catchy and famous even today?
Let's dig into his life and know more about odd and interesting facts about him.
1. Jackson’ didn’t learn to play music on his own.
- Whilst growing up, Michael Jackson’s father, Joe Jackson, would force Michael alongside his siblings to practice music.
- He would often hit or whip them if they played the wrong note or made a mistake.
- Growing up in this environment forced Michael to be the best at what he did musically and caused a lot of mental pressure on him.
2. He lived in a theme park.
- Some people might think this is a dream home, but others might think it is a little odd.
- Michael Jackson turned his ranch into a half home, half amusement park which had a petting zoo, roller coasters, railroads, bumper cars, a Ferris wheel, and a carousel.
- The ranch was called Neverland and is now worth $100 million.
3. Michael Jackson’s skin colour changed because of skin disease.
- If you compare a photo of Jackson early in his career to one towards the end, you will notice a dramatic change in his skin tone..
- Jackson’s doctor said that he had Vitiligo, but a lot of people believe that his change in skin tone was on purpose and that he was ashamed of his natural skin tone.
4. Michael Jackson was crowned a king.
- In 1992 Jackson visited the West coast of Africa and He was loved so much that they decided to make him king.
- A full ceremony was held, including dancing and traditional drumming, Jackson dressed in a traditional gown for his coronation, and papers were signed to make his kingship official.
- Upon his death, a two-day ceremony was held in his memory, and more than 1,000 local villagers gathered.
5. He invented gravity-defying shoes!
- You might be familiar with his famous moonwalk and the ability to lean at what should be a near-impossible angle for humans.
- This was all because of his gravity-defying shoes. The US Patent No. 5,255,452 was given to Jackson to use for his famous performance.
- The shoes had specially designed slots where they could clip into the stage to hold him in place whilst he did his stunt against gravity.
- Unfortunately, the patent expired in 2005 when Jackson missed a payment, so the design was out in the open.
6. Michael Jackson is the world’s most successful dead celebrity.
- MJ was born on August 29, 1958, and died on June 25, 2009. The year of Jackson’s death was his most successful.
- Since his death, he has made approximately $2.1 billion, half of the $4.2 billion he made whilst he was alive.
- In 2018 he became the highest-paid dead celebrity of the year making $400 million.
7. Jackson’s animals have disappeared mysteriously.
- Following Jackson’s death, His petting zoo was closed down, and no one knows where all the exotic animals went.
- A strange theme is that most of the pets or animals Jackson was most fond of were the ones who have disappeared.
8. He slept in a hyperbaric chamber
- Jackson was obsessed with his looks and wanted to live a long life.
- For many years, he slept in a hyperbaric chamber, which is a special space that contains pure oxygen and has an air pressure that is higher than normal to help the lungs get more oxygen.
- At one point, he stopped using it and donated his oxygen tank to a hospital in California.
9. Some people believe Michael Jackson is still alive and faked his death.
- In 2016, a person at the back of Micheal Jackson’s daughter car was sited. It was posted on her Instagram. People quickly came to notice that the person spotted at the back has her father’s exact facial features.
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Jason Statham is one of the finest action heroes of this generation, some says he’s our last action hero.
But before he stepped foot on his first movie set,
He had a past life that would rival any of the characters he’s been on the screen.
Let's dig into his life which helped him become the personality he is today.
1. Diving was Jason Statham's first calling.
- Before becoming a big-screen tough guy, Jason Statham spent 12 years as part of the British National Diving Squad, highlighted by competing in the 1990 Commonwealth Games.
- He admits and says "I started too late, It probably wasn't my thing. I should have done a different sport."
2. Jason Statham doesn’t needs a stunts man.
- Stathamtakes pride in doing many of his own stunts, He says - “I'm inspired by the people who could do their own work,”
- From hand-to-hand combat to dangling from a helicopter 3000 feet above downtown Los Angeles, he performs them himself.
- He’s almost dogmatic in his belief that actors should be doing their own stunts.
"Rothschild family" is the most wealthiest and influential family, believed to control all the world's money through their banking empire since late 18th.
They have dominated various industries since and said to be a part of secret society that orders world events.
Let's uncover the past life of this family and explore how they became so powerful.
1. It all started with a father and his 5 sons.
- In late 18th century, the head of family Mayer Amschel Rothschild started as a banker, providing financial services to the local nobility.
- He sent his five sons to major European cities—London, Paris, Vienna, Naples, and Frankfurt—to establish branches of the family bank.
- Through a trusted network couriers and agents, all 5 brothers managed to build immense wealth for themselves finally establishing the foundation of world's largest fortune.
2. The family used to practise Incest for a weird reason.
- The Rothschild used to have intermarriage, primarily between cousins, to preserve their wealth and power within the family.
- They arranged things so that the female members were limited in whom they could marry… if they wanted their inheritance. If they wanted their vast inheritance, they had to marry their cousins.
- From Rothschild’s perspective, it was the best way of keeping the money in the family and out of the hands of outsiders.
Osama Bin Laden was the Leader of Al-Q@eda and face behind the 9/11 attacks, becoming world's Most Wanted man.
He evaded the largest manhunt for a decade using his network. From billionaire to global terr0r!sm, he became a figure of terror and mystery.
Let's uncover his past life that led him to become a symbol of global terror. (don't miss no. 3 & 9)
1. He belonged to a wealthy family and had a degree in civil engineering.
- His father became a billionaire by building his company Saudi Binladin Group to be one of the largest construction firms in Saudi Arabia at the time.
- Osama later used much of his inheritance to prop up his purpose and network to influence on dirt-poor Afghanistan.
- He used his civil engineering’s expertise to construct shelters, roads, and tunnels in Afghanistan when he helped the Mujahideen in their fight against the Soviet Union.
2. He hated USA mainly of 3 reasons.
- Bin Laden despised the U.S. military presence in Saudi Arabia, viewing it as an invasion of sacred Islamic land and an affront to Muslim sovereignty.
- He was angered by U.S. support for Israel, seeing it as backing for the oppression of Palestinians and a key reason for suffering in the Muslim world.
- Bin Laden believed American culture was corrupting Islamic values and society, promoting immorality and deviating Muslims from their faith and traditions.