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- Julius CaesarJulius Caesar was stabbed at least twenty-three times by some sixty conspirators.
- Donald TrumpDonald Trump was a millionaire in inflation-adjusted terms by age eight.
- LeBron JamesLeBron James led Cleveland back from a 3-1 Finals deficit, a first in NBA history. It ended a 52-year title wait.
- Karl MaloneKarl Malone played 193 playoff games without winning a championship. That is more than any player without a ring.
- Mikhail GorbachevMikhail Gorbachev refused to declare a state of emergency during the August 1991 coup.
- Charles de GaulleCharles de Gaulle tried five times to escape German prison camps in the First World War. He even posed as a nurse.
- JD VanceJD Vance once called Donald Trump reprehensible, then became his running mate.
- Douglas MacArthurDouglas MacArthur came up with his own field marshal title. Philippine President Quezon conferred it in 1936.
- Diego MaradonaDiego Maradona punched in one World Cup goal, then dribbled past five English players for another.
- Alice CooperAlice Cooper summed up his early band with one boast: "We were into fun, sex, death and money when everybody was into peace and love." Alice Cooper is both the name of a rock band that began in Phoenix, Arizona, and the legal name of its…
- MF DoomMF Doom died on October 31, 2020, but no one outside his family knew for two months. His wife then announced it.
- PeléAt 17, Pelé passed out on the field after scoring twice in the 1958 World Cup final. His teammate Garrincha revived him.