1001 Facts About Writers

1. Ian McEwan denied charges of plagiarism, claiming he was unaware of the earlier work.

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2. Dylan Thomas hoped to find employment in the film industry and wrote to the director of the films division of the Ministry of Information.

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3. Meryl Streep was accepting the Cecil B DeMille lifetime honor, and when Simon, the executive director of the Committee to Protect.

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4. In September 1959, Steve Allen relocated to Los Angeles and left Sunday night television.

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5. Stephen Colbert can speak more than one language if you count the fictional language of Quenya—spoken by elves in Lord of the Rings—as one of them.

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6. In 1995, Stephen Fry was presented with an honorary doctorate from the University of Dundee, which named their main Students' Association bar after his novel The Liar.

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7. Susan Collins appears to have no idea what she's about to face if she's seeking re-election in 2020, drunk on the standing ovation she received from Republicans on the Senate floor and the accolades that no doubt came in from President Donald Trump's base all across the country.

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8. Enzo Calzaghe won the 2010 Soccer Aid, a British charity football match with the Rest of the World team beating England, and Joe scored the Rest of the World team's first goal.

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9. Carol Burnett has celebrated the total number of 85 birthdays till date.

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10. Lena Dunham was born on May 13, 1986, in New York City.

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11. Kevin Smith is the owner of Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash, a comic book store in Red Bank, New Jersey.

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12. Anurag Kashyap made his directorial debut with as yet unreleased Paanch, with Kay Kay Menon as the lead.

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13. Sarah Silverman Program has two sisters; Reform Rabbi Susan Sarah Silverman Program and Laura Silverman; the famous actress, and two brothers; Rabbi Susan—a screenwriter and Jeffrey Michael, who died when he was a toddler.

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14. Churchill was a prolific writer, often under the pen name "Winston S Churchill", with the American novelist of the same name to avoid confusion between their works.

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15. Margaret Atwood has a slew of awards and honors to her name, including the Man Booker Prize, and there's no question why.

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16. Jorge Luis Borges can be credited with having invented an entire new genre: what we might call "essay-fiction", combining aspects of both.

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17. Jorge Luis Borges appears by name in Borges's Dialogue about a Dialogue, in which the two discuss the immortality of the soul.

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18. In 1966, a memorial to Ernest Hemingway was placed just north of Sun Valley, above Trail Creek.

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19. Colin Jost is working as a "Weekend Update" co-anchor since 2014.

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20. In 2006, Kevin Smith got offered a part in the fourth "Die Hard" film, Live Free or Die Hard.

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21. Piers Morgan captioned the picture "every cloud" in reference to his bitterness at having lost out to This Morning for Best Daytime Show.

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22. Lu Xun Park contains the tomb of Lu Xun, with an inscription by Mao Zedong.

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23. Carol Burnett took him up on his offer; she and Saroyan left college and moved to New York to pursue acting careers.

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24. White America, the Harlem Renaissance provided the gateway into an unfamiliar culture that was a major ingredient of the country's "melting pot".

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25. Ta-Nehisi Coates said he lived with his father the whole time.

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26. John Grisham vowed to "take a naked stab at commercial fiction" with his next novel, The Firm, about a law school graduate who is seduced into joining a Memphis law firm that turns out to be a front for the Mafia.

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27. In September 2012, Stephen Fry made a return to the stage at Shakespeare's Globe, appearing as Malvolio in a production of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, which transferred to the West End in November 2012.

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28. James Baldwin made a prominent appearance at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963, with Belafonte and long-time friends Sidney Poitier and Marlon Brando.

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29. Anderson Cooper said he grew up watching Donahue and wanted to "pay homage" to him.

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30. John Grisham contributed to a $1.2 million donation to the Cavalier baseball team in Charlottesville, Virginia, which was used in the 2002 renovation of Davenport Field.

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31. Michael Palin began working with Terry Jones on comedy scripts for numerous television shows.

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32. Stan Lee was always a hero of mine; a feeling I share with many comic book fans.

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33. Conan O'Brien accepted his doctor's offer to process his DNA to learn about his heritage.

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34. Steven Bochco thought his performance was a little disappointing, because he thought Bernsen was good-looking enough to be in the show.

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35. Peggy Noonan has not shared much information about her childhood days and family history.

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36. Tyler Lockett was a 2012 All-Big 12 honorable mention selection both at wide receiver and special teams.

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37. Kevin Smith was offered the opportunity to direct a film that was compiled by Robb Cullen and Tag Cullen called Cop Out.

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38. Rod Serling spent two weeks at Tompkins County Community Hospital before being released.

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39. Rod Serling was interested in sports and excelled at tennis and table tennis.

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40. Ivana Trump has five children by three marriages, as well as nine grandchildren.

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41. Thomas Jefferson read the law under Professor Wythe's tutelage to obtain his law license, while working as a law clerk in his office.

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42. Steve Albini is the founder, owner and principal engineer of Electrical Audio, a recording studio complex in Chicago.

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43. White America, the Harlem Renaissance provided the gateway into an unfamiliar culture that was a major ingredient of the country's "melting pot".

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44. Kevin Hart was the creator and star of the BET show Real Husbands of Hollywood.

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45. In December 1807, Thomas Jefferson announced his intention not to seek a third term.

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46. Zora Neale Hurston was born in the all-black town of Eatonville, Florida, located about five miles from the larger city of Orlando.

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47. David Brenner was a comedian who rose to stardom through his many appearances on The Tonight Show after having a career as a documentary filmmaker.

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48. In February 2018, Terry Jones released his latest book The Tyrant and the Squire, with Unbound.

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49. Mike Huckabee married the former Janet McCain on 25 May 1974.

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50. In January 2018, Piers Morgan presented President Trump—The Piers Morgan Interview for ITV, which many thought of as "sycophantic" and a "love-in" for Trump.

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51. Kevin Smith remembered the great Stan Lee in an emotional tribute at an event celebrating the late comic book icon this week.

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52. Sue Grafton received the Grand Master Award of the Mystery Writers of America in 2009.

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53. In 1959 Philip Roth became one of the rising stars of American fiction with the publication of Goodbye, Columbus.

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54. Donald Glover was voted "Most Likely to Write for The Simpsons" in his high school yearbook.

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55. Meryl Streep is often mixed up with Glenn Close, a longtime friend of hers.

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56. Larry David went ahead to create and star as the semi-fictionalized version of himself, in one of the critically adored TV comedy of recent history, HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm.

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57. Brooks Hall is one of the few people who have received an Oscar, an Emmy, a Tony, and a Grammy.

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58. In November 2012, Stephen Fry hosted a gadgets show called Gadget Man, exploring the usefulness of various gadgets in different daily situations to improve the livelihoods of everyone.

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59. Stephen Fry scored well enough to gain a scholarship to Queens' College, Cambridge.

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60. Stephen Colbert took the Myres Briggs personality test during a segment of his The Late Show which resulted in him being an INFP.

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61. In 1953, Churchill won a Nobel Prize, and it was in Literature, not Peace.

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62. Philip Roth became one of the most awarded American writers of his generation.

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63. Shashi Tharoor asks why BJP has not built bigger statue for Mahatma Gandhi.

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64. In 1930, a year after Langston Hughes graduated from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, his novel Not Without Laughter was published.

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65. Susan Collins said lawmakers involved in the bipartisan talks should consult experts, including Customs and Border Patrol officials, to determine the best approach to border security.

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66. Thomas Jefferson sought a "general suffrage" of all taxpayers and militia-men, and equal representation by population in the General Assembly to correct preferential treatment of the slave-holding regions.

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67. Since 2012, Jimmy Carr has presented 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, a combination of his panel show 8 Out of 10 Cats and daytime quiz show Countdown.

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68. Donald Glover contributed to the soundtrack of Creed—a film in the Rocky film series which was composed by Ludwig Goransson—providing vocals to the song "Waiting For My Moment" and co-wrote another titled "Breathe".

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69. Chevy Chase raised money for Bill Clinton in the 1990s and John Kerry in the 2004 Presidential Election.

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70. Lena Dunham gained the attention of writer and filmmaker Judd Apatow who got her to be an executive producer in the HBO original series Girls.

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71. Stan Lee was creating new superhero called Dirt Man, daughter says.

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72. Ivana Trump receives a pension as a member of the Screen Actors Guild.

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73. In 2010, while in character, The Colbert Report appeared before judiciary subcommittee hearing on the issue of farm workers and immigration.

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74. Zora Neale Hurston influenced many writers, forever cementing her place in history as one of the foremost female writers of the 20th century.

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75. Piers Morgan commenced his journalism profession in Fleet Street as a writer and editor for numerous tabloid papers like The Sun, News of the World and the Daily Mirror.

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76. Samantha Bee is a Canadian comedic actress and author best known as a cast member on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

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77. Zora Neale Hurston was buried at an unmarked grave in Fort Pierce, Florida.

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78. Piers Morgan believes Liam Neeson's career could be finished after he made racist comments, claiming it is similar to something the Ku Klux Klan would say.

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79. Rod Serling supported antiwar politicians, notably Eugene McCarthy in his presidential campaign in 1968.

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80. Ernest Hemingway bought a boat in 1934, named it the Pilar, and began sailing the Caribbean.

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81. Donald Glover contributed to the soundtrack of Creed—a film in the Rocky film series which was composed by Ludwig Goransson—providing vocals to the song "Waiting For My Moment" and co-wrote another titled "Breathe".

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82. At that time, Jorge Luis Borges discovered the writings of Arthur Schopenhauer and Gustav Meyrink's The Golem which became influential to his work.

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83. On October 28, 2007, Stephen Colbert received the key to the city of Columbia, South Carolina from Mayor Bob Coble.

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84. Kevin Hart began pursuing a career in stand-up comedy after performing at an amateur night at a club in Philadelphia.

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85. Stephen Colbert paid tribute to Stan Lee on Monday, hours after news outlets reported the legendary 95-year-old writer, editor and publisher at Marvel Comics had died.

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86. The Colbert Report was unable to solicit his own name as a write-in because of state-laws.

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87. Sarah Silverman Program starred in and produced The Sarah Silverman Program from 2007 to 2010, for which she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.

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88. In 1982, Michael Palin wrote and starred in The Missionary, co-starring Maggie Smith.

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89. Michael Gove rules out resigning over Brexit deal—Politics live.

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90. Stephen King implored writers to stop using the word "amazing".

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91. Jimmy Kimmel is expanding his content push with a new partner, Brent Montgomery.

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92. Denis Leary added viral obituary for Boston sports fan to Comics Come Home set.

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93. At an early age, Carrie Fisher showed an interest in books and writing poetry.

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94. Sarah Silverman gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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95. Stephen Colbert was notable for other moments when his character entered into "real world" events.

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96. In March 1965, James Baldwin joined marchers who walked 50 miles from Selma, Alabama, to the capitol in Montgomery under the protection of federal troops.

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97. Vince Russo would surrender the title at the next WCW Monday Nitro, and in an outlandish turn of events, would show on Nitro a brain operation he had due to a concussion he sustained in the cage match.

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98. Frank Cottrell Boyce is one of the most respected screenwriters working in the English film industry.

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99. Meryl Streep has an estimated net worth of $65 million.

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100. Jonathan Gold eats at three to five hundred restaurants every year.

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101. Michael Gove began his career in politics when in May 2005 he was elected to the House of Commons Conservative seat for the Surrey Heath constituency.

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102. Harlem Renaissance was an African American cultural movement that flourished in the 1920s and had Harlem in New York City as its symbolic capital.

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103. Stan Lee offers touching salute to fans in one of his final videos.

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104. Kevin Hart would go on to marry his second and current wife Eniko Parrish in 2016.

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105. Larry David was nominated for an Emmy award 19 times for Seinfeld, winning twice—once for best comedy and once for writing.

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106. Adam Smith returned home that year to Kirkcaldy, and he devoted much of the next decade to writing his magnum opus.

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107. Howard Hawks began his career in films as an editor, writer, and assistant director.

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108. David Brenner is an American actress and director who rose to prominence from the film Savages 2012.

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109. The Colbert Report "is really interested in high status people and low status people, and the dynamics between them", writer Rob Dubbin explained, so one thing that doesn't work is when the "victim" is the punchline.

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110. In February 2013, Lena Dunham became the first woman to win a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing—Comedy Series for her work on Girls.

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111. Michael Lewis described his experiences at Salomon and the evolution of the mortgage-backed bond in Liar's Poker.

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112. Albert Brooks continued his voiceover work in Pixar's Finding Nemo, as the voice of Marlin, one of the film's protagonists.

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113. Donald Glover contributed to the soundtrack of Creed—a film in the Rocky film series which was composed by Ludwig Goransson—providing vocals to the song "Waiting For My Moment" and co-wrote another titled "Breathe".

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114. Rian Johnson acknowledged the great responsibility handed down to him by Disney and Lucasfilm on his Twitter.

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115. Margaret Atwood announced her work in progress, titled The Testaments, on Twitter with a chilling video that hints of what's in store for the dystopian Republic of Gilead and its people.

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116. On May 16, 2005, Denis Leary received an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from his alma mater Emerson College.

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117. Kevin Hart was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 6, 1979.

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118. Zora Neale Hurston's writing career began not long after she left home.

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119. Chevy Chase was actually born Cornelius Crane Chevy Chase on the 8th of October 1943.

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120. Kevin Smith was raised in a Catholic household, in the nearby clamming town of Highlands.

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121. Meryl Streep was born on June 22, 1949, in Summit, New Jersey.

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122. Chevy Chase appeared in a prominent recurring role as villainous software magnate Ted Roark on the NBC spy-comedy Chuck.

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123. Philip Roth brought a satirical focus on a new world of prosperity opening up for Jews in the suburbs in the 1950s.

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124. Ricky Gervais was trained for the three-round contest by famous boxing trainer brothers Frank and Eugene Maloney, at their Fight Factory gymnasium.

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125. In January 1940, Pep Archie Comics debuted with the Shield, the first USA patriotic comic book hero, created by writer and managing editor Harry Shorten and designed by artist Irv Novick.

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126. On 22 May 1936, Churchill was present at a meeting of Old Guard Conservatives at Lord Winterton's house at Shillinglee Park, to push for greater rearmament.

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127. Jimmy Carr has presented special episodes known as The Big Fat Quiz of Everything.

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128. Mike Huckabee entered the ministry in 1972 at Garrett Memorial Baptist Church in Hope.

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129. Langston Hughes got his opportunity in 1931, when he joined a group of twenty African Americans whom the government of the then-Soviet Union had invited to Moscow to produce a film about the African American experience.

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130. Conan O'Brien got his nickname "Coco" after the second episode of his Tonight Show run.

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131. White America, the Harlem Renaissance provided the gateway into an unfamiliar culture that was a major ingredient of the country's "melting pot".

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132. Colin Jost was hired for SNL when he was 22—as ya do, immediately after graduating from Harvard, where he was the president of the Harvard Lampoon, that hallowed publication of humor that has spewed out countless comedy notables in its time.

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133. In 2009, Stephen King published Ur, a novella written exclusively for the launch of the second-generation Amazon Kindle and available only on Amazon.

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134. In 1900, Churchill became a member of Parliament in the Conservative Party for Oldham, a town in Manchester.

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135. Zora Neale Hurston's would not "bow low before the white man", and claimed "adequate Negro schools" already existed in 1955.

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136. In May 2011, Stephen Colbert joined the Charleston to Bermuda Race yachting race, as captain of the ship "the Spirit of Juno".

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137. Jason Momoa won Hawaii's Model of the Year 1999 and hosted the Miss Teen Hawaii contest.

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138. In March 2011, Michael Gove was criticised for not understanding the importance of school architecture and having misrepresented the cost.

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139. Carrie Fisher made her film debut in the Columbia Pictures comedy Shampoo starring Warren Beatty, Julie Christie and Goldie Hawn, with Lee Grant and Jack Warden as her character's parents.

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140. Colin Jost is working as a "Weekend Update" co-anchor since 2014.

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141. Ruskin Bond has published his autobiography: Scenes from a Writer's Life describes his formative years growing up in Anglo-India and very recently "Lone Wolf Dancing".

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142. Dorothy Parker was an American writer and poet, best known for her caustic wit, wisecracks, and sharp eye for 20th century urban foibles.

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143. Benjamin Zephaniah was born in Birmingham, and grew up in Jamaica and in Handsworth, where he was sent to an approved school.

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144. On June 20, 2014, news broke that Rian Johnson would write and direct the eighth installment in the Star Wars film series.

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145. Meryl Streep could only recall six of her nominated movies as part of Kimmel's comedy bit.

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146. Meryl Streep moved to New York City in 1975, and was cast by Joseph Papp in a production of Trelawny of the Wells at the Public Theater, opposite Mandy Patinkin and John Lithgow.

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147. Thomas Carlyle became known as the "Sage of Chelsea", and a member of a literary circle which included the essayists Leigh Hunt and John Stuart Mill.

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148. Ricky Gervais has starred in the Hollywood films Ghost Town, and Muppets Most Wanted, and wrote, directed and starred in The Invention of Lying and the Netflix released Special Correspondents.

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149. Ruskin Bond sustained himself financially by writing short stories and poems for newspapers and magazines.

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150. Rian Johnson penned the script and will work with longtime producing partner Ram Bergman.

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151. Thomas Jefferson had taken her older brother James Hemings to Paris as part of his domestic staff, and had him trained in French cuisine.

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152. Carrie Fisher was taken by ambulance to the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, where she was placed on a ventilator.

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153. Jorge Luis Borges had little formal education, no qualifications and few friends.

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154. Donald Glover is a co-founder of Derrick comedy, which is an internet sketch comedy group.

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155. Meryl Streep is a brilliant actress, but apparently she's an incredible physical comedian.

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156. Tony Kornheiser had a cameo appearance as a bar patron in a 2015 episode of The Americans.

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157. Zora Neale Hurston was born in Notasulga, Alabama on January 15, 1891.

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158. Rupi Kaur took her writing to Instagram in 2014 and began adding simple illustrations.

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159. Conan O'Brien got his nickname "Coco" after the second episode of his Tonight Show run.

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160. Stephen Colbert describes his parenting style as "Go watch the TV", something he picked up from his mom, who had 11 kids to deal with, so her time was sparse.

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161. Thomas Jefferson suspected Burr of seeking the presidency for himself, while Burr was angered by Jefferson's refusal to appoint some of his supporters to federal office.

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162. Jason Momoa portrayed the title character in the sword and sorcery film Conan the Barbarian.

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163. In December 2008, Garcia Marquez told fans at the Guadalajara book fair that writing had worn him out.

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164. David Baldacci had a prodigious memory and made his brother and sister quiz him about Civil War history.

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165. Ruskin Bond started his career by working in a photo studio.

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166. Sue Grafton moved to California in 1962 and began writing short stories and novels.

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167. David Walliams performed in the Big Finish Productions Doctor Who audio play Phantasmagoria, written by Mark Gatiss in 1999.

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168. Ivana Trump was elected president in a surprise victory over Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

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169. Colin Jost was hired for SNL when he was 22—as ya do, immediately after graduating from Harvard, where he was the president of the Harvard Lampoon, that hallowed publication of humor that has spewed out countless comedy notables in its time.

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170. Stephen Hillenburg held various jobs in 1984, after graduating from college, including park service attendant in Utah and art director in San Francisco, before landing the job he wanted—teaching children.

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171. Tim Conway was born on December 15, 1933 in Willoughby, Ohio.

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172. Chevy Chase appeared on the show's 25th anniversary special in 1999, and was interviewed for a 2005 NBC special on the first five years of SNL.

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173. Kevin Smith revealed information about the original planned ending for the first Justice League movie and the rest of the planned trilogy after his recent set visit to Star Wars: Episode IX in the UK.

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174. Jorge Luis Borges can be credited with having invented an entire new genre: what we might call "essay-fiction", combining aspects of both.

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175. Woody Allen was not involved in the adoption, but when Dylan arrived he assumed a parental role toward her and began spending more time in Farrow's home.

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176. In 2012, Anthony Anderson starred as a Gary, a 30-something father in Guys with Kids, which ran for one season.

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177. In 1914, Dorothy Parker sold her first poem to Vanity Fair.

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178. Simon David was, in the end, a Middle Eastern politician, and can only have ruled by division and terror.

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179. Donald Glover turns his comedic focus on multiracial dating and the curious existence of Santa Claus.

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180. Dylan Thomas refused to align himself with them and declined to sign their manifesto.

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181. David Walliams sold £16.57 million worth of books in 2017.

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182. Margaret Atwood has instead offered the genre "speculative fiction" to describe The Handmaid's Tale and other such books, claiming that science fiction should be used to describe space adventures or alien stories.

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183. Alan Moore decided that there were too many people involved to back out from the project, and so ABC was launched in early 1999.

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184. In 1972 Delia Smith started a column in the Evening Standard.

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185. On Sunday, Mindy Kaling opened up about being friends with Oprah on Busy Tonight, a new talk show hosted by Busy Philipps.

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186. In 1982, Donald Ivana Trump was a Miami Beach kind of guy.

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187. Chad Michael Murray initially moved to Hollywood where he supported himself modeling for such clients as Skechers, Tommy Hilfiger, and Gucci.

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188. Terry Jones was born in the seaside town of Colwyn Bay, on the north coast of Wales.

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189. David Mamet emerged as a nationally acclaimed playwright with his 1975 two-act American Buffalo.

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190. Piers Morgan turned to journalism as a career in the 1980s.

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191. Steven Bochco liked to punish the character of his brother-in-law.

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192. Stan Lee is the recipient of the 2,428th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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193. Jimmy Carr wrote and starred in a sketch for the 25th anniversary special of Comic Relief in 2013.

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194. In 2007 Stephen Fry wrote, for director Peter Jackson, a script for a remake of The Dam Busters.

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195. Mindy Kaling has appeared in numerous commercials including Nationwide Insurance, American Express Credit Card, Xfinity X1 Platform entertainment operating system (2013) and others.

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196. Steve Albini regularly engages in public-speaking appointments for the audio industry.

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197. Steve Allen had begun his recording career in 1953 by signing with the Decca Records' subsidiary Brunswick Records.

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198. Piers Morgan was called "ruthless, arrogant, evil and obnoxious" by Trump in the final.

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199. Adam Smith considered the teaching at Glasgow to be far superior to that at Oxford, which he found intellectually stifling.

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200. Zora Neale Hurston was an African American writer who lived mainly during the 1900s.

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201. Mark Twain has made an enduring part of American literature.

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202. Stephen Colbert hosted the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards in September 2017.

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203. The Harlem Renaissance was an artistic flowering of the "New Negro" movement as its participants celebrated their African heritage and embraced self-expression, rejecting long-standing—and often degrading—stereotypes.

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204. Lorne Michaels is a Canadian-American television producer, comedian, writer, and actor.

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205. Andy Richter left his post at Late Night in 2000 to pursue a career acting in films and television.

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206. Terry Jones read English at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, but "strayed into history".

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207. In 1965, Brooks Hall teamed up with comedy writer Buck Henry to create a comedic TV show about a bumbling James Bond-inspired spy.

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208. Mindy Kaling says much of Late Night's inspiration was simply her love of Thompson's body of work—and her desire to see her in more juicy, starring roles like those she landed earlier in her career.

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209. Samantha Bee was the sole female correspondent on The Daily Show from her debut in 2003 until Kristen Schaal joined the show in March 2008.

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210. Larry David has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, and was voted by fellow comedians and comedy insiders as the 23rd greatest comedy star ever in a 2004 British poll to select "The Comedian's Comedian".

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211. David Baldacci was one of the new writers focused on threats closer to home.

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212. Brooks Hall was built with a tunnel underneath Grove, connecting the exhibition space to its neighbor to the south, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium.

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213. Zora Neale Hurston tells their tales simply to chronicle their existence in this town and thereby to take Eatonville and its inhabitants on a pilgrimage into literature.

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214. Zora Neale Hurston's would not "bow low before the white man", and claimed "adequate Negro schools" already existed in 1955.

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215. One of the key influences on Neil Simon is his Jewish heritage, says Koprince, although he is unaware of it when writing.

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216. In 1917, Zora Neale Hurston attended Morgan College which was the high school division of the Morgan State University and a Historic All-Black school in Baltimore, Maryland.

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217. Stephen Colbert boldly kicked off his Super Bowl Edition of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night by welcoming a very special guest: Patrick Stewart.

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218. In June 2016, Tony Kornheiser participated in the roast of political commentator and strategist James Carville.

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219. Denis Leary won $125,000 for the foundation on the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.

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220. Jimmy Kimmel had just broken up with his famous girlfriend Sarah Silverman.

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221. The Colbert Report has never forgotten about his beloved South Carolina, the state where he grew up.

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222. Paul Reiser went on to write and star in a semi-autobiographical comedy series The Paul Reiser Show.

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223. In 2013, Kevin Hart made a donation of $250,000 to the Philadelphia school district, who in recent years have been troubled by budget shortfalls and school closures.

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224. Shashi Tharoor had waded into a controversy at the Bangalore Literature Festival on Sunday.

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225. Harlem Renaissance was an African American cultural, social and artistic movement which peaked in the 1920s.

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226. Brooks Hall said a university could do that because player eligibility and institutional violations are handled by separate NCAA committees.

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227. Mike Huckabee is no stranger to the pulpit—or politics.

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228. Jorge Luis Borges examined the themes of universal randomness and madness ("The Zahir").

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229. Conan OBrien has hosted Conan since 2010 and has hosted such events as the Emmy Awards and Christmas in Washington.

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230. Robert Bly employed the Arabic ghazal form in the poems comprising The Night Abraham Called to the Stars and My Sentence Was a Thousand Years of Joy (2005).

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231. The Colbert Report discovered that a camera, any camera, even his camera, is irresistible to men and women seeking re-election every two years.

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232. Sarah Silverman was a writer and occasional performer for 18 weeks on Saturday Night Live and starred in and produced The Sarah Silverman Program, which ran from 2007 to 2010 on Comedy Central, for which she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.

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233. Michael Connelly is the bestselling author of thirty-one novels and one work of non-fiction.

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234. Michael Gove had criticised Cambridge professor Sir Richard Evans saying his views were more like that of an undergraduate cynic in a Footlights review.

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235. Sue Grafton set her books in a Californian city called Santa Teresa, a fictionalised version of Santa Barbara, whose name she borrowed in homage to MacDonald.

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236. On May 22, 1967, Langston Hughes died from complications of prostate cancer.

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237. The Harlem Renaissance was an artistic flowering of the "New Negro" movement as its participants celebrated their African heritage and embraced self-expression, rejecting long-standing—and often degrading—stereotypes.

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238. Meryl Streep replaced singer Madonna, who left the project before filming began due to creative differences with director Wes Craven.

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239. Enzo Calzaghe hangs up his gloves as the best British boxer of his generation and, arguably, the greatest British champ of all time.

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240. In 2010, David Walliams appeared with Paul Rudd and Steve Carell in the comedy Dinner for Schmucks.

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241. Nana Patekar was bestowed with the fourth highest civilian honour of India, the Padma Shri award for his dedication in the field of Films and Arts.

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242. Harlem Renaissance was a period in African American history when art, literature, and music flourished.

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243. Stephen Fry was granted a lifetime achievement award at the British Comedy Awards on 5 December 2007, and the Special Recognition Award at the National Television Awards on 20 January 2010.

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244. In 2012, Mindy Kaling left "The Office" in order to star in her own show, "The Mindy Project", on Fox.

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245. Jimmy Kimmel sent Borat to meddle in the midterm elections.

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246. Kevin Smith moved home to the New Jersey and again got his old job back at a convenience store in Leonardo.

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247. Sue Grafton had a degree in English Literature with a minor in Humanities and Fine Arts.

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248. Ricky Jay was responsible for the effect in the Broadway version of Angels In America: Perestroika, where a man climbs up on a ladder of light before vanishing into thin air.

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249. In 1996, Kevin Smith was hired to write a script for Superman.

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250. In 2000 Margaret Atwood published her tenth novel, The Blind Assassin, to critical acclaim, winning both the Booker Prize and the Hammett Prize in 2000.

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251. John Grisham was promoted to a fence crew for $1.50 an hour.

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252. David Brenner had earlier hosted a syndicated weekly radio show, David Brenner Live, for three months in 1985.

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253. Kevin Hart returned in the sequel, Ride Along 2, which was released on January 15, 2016.

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254. In 1959, Carol Burnett became a routine on the Garry Moore Show.

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255. Ruskin Bond has written more than five hundred short stories, novels, and essays.

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256. Stephen Colbert began his show Monday night with a skit about Election Day starring Jake Gyllenhaal.

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257. Tom Petty has a stepson named Dylan from Dana's previous marriage.

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258. Apart from filmmaking, Anurag Kashyap serves as the Member of board of the Mumbai-based NGO, Aangan, which helps protect vulnerable children around India.

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259. Steven Bochco was a huge producer and writer in the television industry.

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260. Tom Petty had no recollection of this, but a certain tree has nevertheless been dubbed the Tom Petty Tree.

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261. Ricky Gervais is the only British comic to write and star in a Simpsons episode.

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262. Shaun King co-founded the Real Justice PAC in February 2018, which supports progressive candidates running for district attorney offices in 2018.

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263. David Brenner was born in 1936 and raised in poor areas of Philadelphia.

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264. Langston Hughes became involved in the movement from the time he studied at Columbia University.

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265. The Harlem Renaissance was an artistic flowering of the "New Negro" movement as its participants celebrated their African heritage and embraced self-expression, rejecting long-standing—and often degrading—stereotypes.

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266. Lu Xun was the pen name of Zhou Shuren (25 September 1881—19 October 1936), a leading figure of modern Chinese literature.

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267. Ruskin Bond had written Vagrants in the Valley in 1956, as a sequel to The Room on the Roof.

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268. Steve Allen was a student and supporter of general semantics, recommending it in Dumbth and giving the Alfred Korzybski Memorial Lecture in 1992.

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269. Garcia Marquez originally wrote his Erendira as a third screenplay.

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270. Conan O'Brien is a normal guy—at least in the context that he is a comedian, not a beer geek—so when he recently toured the Samuel Adams Brewery in a genuinely funny segment for his late night talk show, the results were pretty inevitable.

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271. Donald Glover contributed to the soundtrack of Creed—a film in the Rocky film series which was composed by Ludwig Goransson—providing vocals to the song "Waiting For My Moment" and co-wrote another titled "Breathe".

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272. Luis Borges was reared in the then-shabby Palermo district of Buenos Aires, the setting of some of his works.

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273. Shashi Tharoor is a member of the Indian National Congress and served as an official spokesperson for the party from January to October 2014.

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274. Piers Morgan compared her to Rocky Balboa and applauded her "gumption" after she got up and carried on despite face planting the ice to Celine Dion with her partner Matt Evers.

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275. Anurag Kashyap launched his directorial debut with the film Paanch, but unfortunately, the movie was denied a theatrical release due to censorship complication.

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276. Shashi Tharoor sends legal notice to Ravi Shankar Prasad—'Apologise within 48 hrs or face action'.

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277. Stephen King made an appearance as a contestant on Celebrity Jeopardy! in 1995, playing to benefit the Bangor Public Library.

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278. James Baldwin wrote another play, Blues for Mister Charlie, which debuted on Broadway in 1964.

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279. Tim Conway won another Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as Bucky Bright in the 30 Rock episode "Subway Hero", which initially aired on April 17, 2008.

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280. Colin Jost was hired for SNL when he was 22—as ya do, immediately after graduating from Harvard, where he was the president of the Harvard Lampoon, that hallowed publication of humor that has spewed out countless comedy notables in its time.

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281. Michael Palin notes in his book of Around the World in 80 Days that the final leg of his journey could originally have taken him and his crew on one of the trains involved in the Clapham Junction rail crash, but they arrived ahead of schedule and caught an earlier train.

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282. David Walliams channels his inner villain for Jonathan Ross' Halloween party as Charlie Brooker goes full Ghostbusters.

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283. Sarah Silverman is the Jewish Princess we wish to see in this world.

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284. In 2015, Chevy Chase reprised his role as Clark Griswold in the fifth Vacation installment, titled Vacation.

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285. The Colbert Report took method acting to a whole new level when he purposely fell asleep on stage during a sketch at Second City.

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286. Langston Hughes stressed a racial consciousness and cultural nationalism devoid of self-hate.

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287. Stephen Fry interviewed the Prime Minister Tony Blair as part of a series of podcasts released by 10 Downing Street.

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288. Stephen Colbert is an ordained minister with the Universal Life Church Monastery.

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289. Steve Allen was a "philosophy fanatic" and avid reader of classic literature and history.

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290. In 2008, TaNehisi Coates published The Beautiful Struggle, a memoir about coming of age in West Baltimore and its effect on him.

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291. Dan Harmon was a member of ComedySportz Milwaukee, alongside Rob Schrab, a member of the sketch troupe The Dead Alewives.

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292. In 2000, Barbara Kingsolver established the Bellwether Prize for Fiction to support writers whose unpublished works promote positive social change.

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293. The Harlem Renaissance was an artistic flowering of the "New Negro" movement as its participants celebrated their African heritage and embraced self-expression, rejecting long-standing—and often degrading—stereotypes.

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294. Robert Bly was influenced by the Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung who developed the theory of archetypes, the discrete structures of the Psyche which emerge as images in both art and myths.

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295. John Grisham wrote for The New York Times in 2013 about an unjustly held prisoner at Guantanamo.

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296. Jimmy Carr has since made comments critical of organised religion.

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297. Michael Lewis is a best-selling author and contributes to various periodicals, including Vanity Fair, Bloomberg, and The New York Times.

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298. Thomas Jefferson advocated nullification, allowing states to invalidate federal laws altogether.

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299. Jimmy Kimmel has praised his former partner Sarah Silverman as a "great comedian and vastly underrated actress".

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300. Ian McEwan was separated from his parents in 1959 when he was 12 years old and they were living in Libya.

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301. In 1973, Barbara Kingsolver enrolled in college at DePauw University in Indiana and was involved in activism on campus, protesting against the Vietnam War.

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302. The London Underground is thought to be the third largest metro system in the world, in terms of miles, after the Beijing Subway and the Shanghai Metro.

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303. Meryl Streep was last nominated for her role in The Post in 2018, in which she played Katharine Graham, the second female publisher of a major American newspaper.

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304. In 2009, The Colbert Report filmed a series of four episodes for the troops in Baghdad, Iraq.

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305. Stephen Colbert describes his parenting style as "Go watch the TV", something he picked up from his mom, who had 11 kids to deal with, so her time was sparse.

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306. Susan Collins had the best fundraising quarter of her life in 2018, boosted in part by her decision to support Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court.

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307. Kevin Smith is an avid fan of the original Degrassi series Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High, and references to the original are present in some of his early films.

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308. Larry David was nominated for an Emmy award 19 times for Seinfeld, winning twice—once for best comedy and once for writing.

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309. Just before moving into there, Dylan Thomas rented "Pelican House" opposite his regular drinking den, Brown's Hotel, for his parents who lived there from 1949 until 1953.

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310. David Mamet was the executive producer and frequent writer for the TV show The Unit.

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311. Ruskin Bond was born on 19 May 1934 and is an Indian author of British descent.

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312. Stephen Fry met his future comedy collaborator Hugh Laurie at Cambridge and starred alongside him in the Footlights.

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313. Mike Huckabee started 24-hour television stations in both Pine Bluff and Texarkana, where he produced documentaries and hosted a program called Positive Alternatives.

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314. Mindy Kaling was texting Oprah Winfrey when she was in labor.

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315. Mark Twain loves his country better than he does the countries of other people.

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316. Jorge Luis Borges can be credited with having invented an entire new genre: what we might call "essay-fiction", combining aspects of both.

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317. Thomas Jefferson issued a proclamation banning armed British ships from US waters.

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318. Dorothy Parker was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1959 and was a visiting professor at California State College in Los Angeles in 1963.

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319. John Grisham graduated from Mississippi State University and received a law degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1981.

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320. Colin Jost is working as a "Weekend Update" co-anchor since 2014.

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321. Conan O'Brien was again found fit to stand trial on April 4, 2008.

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322. Sarah Silverman loves America, and she really, really wants you to know that.

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323. Enzo Calzaghe is the longest-reigning super-middleweight world champion in boxing history to date, having held the WBO title for over 10 years and making 21 successful defences before moving up to light-heavyweight.

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324. Stephen Colbert was notable for other moments when his character entered into "real world" events.

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325. In 2000 Anderson Cooper decided he needed a change from the hectic news schedule and became host of The Mole for two seasons before returning to broadcasting.

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326. Mindy Kaling says much of Late Night's inspiration was simply her love of Thompson's body of work—and her desire to see her in more juicy, starring roles like those she landed earlier in her career.

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327. Paul Heyman led Rude to the United States title and the Anderson-Eaton tag team to the Tag Team titles.

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328. Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the Land Ordinance of 1784, whereby Virginia ceded to the national government the vast area that it claimed northwest of the Ohio River.

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329. Kevin Smith does a voice cameo in Superman: Doomsday as a bystander.

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330. In 1996, Howard Hawks was voted No 4 on Entertainment Weekly's list of 50 greatest directors.

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331. Conan OBrien acquired the nickname "Coco" after its use in the first "Twitter Tracker" sketch during the second episode of his Tonight Show run.

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332. Ricky Gervais lives in London with his girlfriend Jane Fallon, a television producer.

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333. Colin Jost is working as a "Weekend Update" co-anchor since 2014.

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334. Ricky Gervais made a cameo appearance on Saturday Night Live in a Digital Short during which he joked that The Office was adapted from a Japanese programme of the same name.

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335. Steven Bochco was born on 16 December 1943 in New York City.

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336. James Baldwin influenced the work of French painter Philippe Derome, whom he met in Paris in the early 1960s.

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337. Piers Morgan was a supporter of Donald Trump in the 2016 United States presidential election.

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338. Jimmy Kimmel gets kids to explain to Trump how climate change works.

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339. Dan Harmon co-created Comedy Central's The Sarah Silverman Program and served as head writer for several episodes.

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340. On February 17, 2012, Chris Hardwick filmed his first one hour stand up special for Comedy Center in the city of New York.

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341. Paul Heyman was the lead writer for SmackDown! from July 2002 to February 2003.

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342. Mahasweta Devi died of multiple organ failure on 28 July 2016, aged 90.

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343. Garcia Marquez worked with inspirational figures such as Ramon Vinyes, whom Garcia Marquez depicted as an Old Catalan who owns a bookstore in One Hundred Years of Solitude.

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344. Steve Allen composed the score to Paul Mantee's James Bond-wannabee film A Man Called Dagger, with the score orchestrated by Ronald Stein.

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345. Tim Conway wrote two other films for the pair to star in together starting with The Prize Fighter in 1979 and The Private Eyes in 1980.

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346. Chris Hardwick hosts @midnight, a nightly comedy series on Comedy Central, and voices Craig in the Nickelodeon series Sanjay and Craig.

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347. Joss Whedon sold Suspension for $750,000, with an additional $250,000 if production had commenced.

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348. David Brenner was an American comic, writer and performer who had a net worth of $9 million dollars.

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349. Harlem Renaissance was the development of the Harlem neighborhood in New York City as a black cultural mecca in the early 20th Century and the subsequent social and artistic explosion that resulted.

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350. Ernest Hemingway based For Whom the Bell Tolls on his experience there.

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351. Kevin Hart tries to crack a couple jokes to get through.

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352. Chad Michael Murray is an American actor, writer and spokesperson born on 24th August, 1981.

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353. In 2016, Anurag Kashyap was awarded with Yash Bharti Award by the Government of Uttar Pradesh for his contribution in the field of cinema.

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354. Zora Neale Hurston is lauded for her utilization of folklore, the ripeness and realism of black dialect, the poetic sermon, and the distinct racial flavor of Jonah's Gourd Vine.

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355. Steve Allen enlisted in the US Army during World War II and was trained as an infantryman.

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356. Ann Coulter strongly opposes the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965.

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357. Conan O'Brien is a normal guy—at least in the context that he is a comedian, not a beer geek—so when he recently toured the Samuel Adams Brewery in a genuinely funny segment for his late night talk show, the results were pretty inevitable.

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358. Judd Apatow was born in Flushing, Queens, and raised in Syosset, New York.

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359. Stephen Fry is the co-owner, with Gina Carter and Sandi Toksvig, of Sprout Pictures, an independent film and television company.

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360. Tom Petty had a recurring role as the voice of Elroy "Lucky" Kleinschmidt in the animated comedy series King of the Hill from 2004 to 2009.

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361. Piers Morgan came under criticism for his "boasting" about phone hacking from Conservative MP Louise Mensch, who has since apologised for these accusations.

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362. Stephen Hillenburg passed away on November 26, 2018 due to complications linked to ALS.

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363. Conan O'Brien had some high expectations to meet within his family.

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364. Stephen Hillenburg died on November 26, 2018, from complications from ALS.

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365. In February 2013, Lena Dunham became the first woman to win a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing—Comedy Series for her work on Girls.

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366. Garcia Marquez was a film critic, he founded and served as executive director of the Film Institute in Havana, was the head of the Latin American Film Foundation, and wrote several screenplays.

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367. Howard Hawks developed the script for The Crowd Roars with Seton Miller for their eighth and final collaboration.

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368. In February 2013, Lena Dunham became the first woman to win a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing—Comedy Series for her work on Girls.

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369. Steve Martin leads the finance and IT sectors and manages all financial responsibilities for TruckPro, an aftermarket distributor of heavy duty truck parts.

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370. On Wednesday, Mr Richard Herring acknowledged that he put on blackface and wore a wig while an undergraduate at the University of Virginia in 1980.

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371. White America, the Harlem Renaissance provided the gateway into an unfamiliar culture that was a major ingredient of the country's "melting pot".

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372. Luis Borges became an increasingly public figure, obtaining appointments as President of the Argentine Society of Writers and as Professor of English and American Literature at the Argentine Association of English Culture.

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373. Donald Glover was voted "Most Likely to Write for The Simpsons" in his high school yearbook.

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374. Albert Brooks is the author of 2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America.

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375. Thomas Jefferson held four confidential talks with French consul Joseph Letombe in the spring of 1797 where he attacked Adams, predicting that his rival would serve only one term.

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376. Stan Lee plays a theater projectionist to whom Spider-Man delivers a reel of film.

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377. Conan O'Brien has hosted the events like Emmy Awards and Christmas in Washington.

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378. Ricky Jay has authored several books about magic and its history.

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379. Donald Glover was voted "Most Likely to Write for The Simpsons" in his high school yearbook.

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380. Anderson Cooper has helped add a different dimension they'll have at quarterback against the New York Jets this week.

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381. Dylan Thomas gets married In 1936, Dylan Thomas met Caitlin Macnamara, a dancer.

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382. Stephen Fry has appeared in numerous advertisements—either on-screen or in voice-over—starting with an appearance as "Count Ivan Skavinsky Skavar" in a 1982 advert for Whitbread Best Bitter.

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383. Stephen Fry has spoken publicly about his experience with bipolar disorder, which was depicted in the documentary Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive.

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384. Kevin Hart was a younger sibling and the baby of the family.

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385. Nana Patekar was born on 1 January 1951 and is an Indian film actor and writer, philanthropist and filmmaker, mainly working in Hindi and Marathi cinema.

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386. Dorothy Parker cordially despised both her and the Blessed Sacrament Academy where Eleanor convinced Henry to enroll her as a day student.

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387. Jorge Luis Borges became completely blind by the age of 55.

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388. Colin Jost is working as a "Weekend Update" co-anchor since 2014.

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389. Susan Collins raised $1.8 million in the final quarter of 2018, according to Federal Election Commission.

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390. Kevin Hart was born on July 6, 1979, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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391. Donald Glover was voted "Most Likely to Write for The Simpsons" in his high school yearbook.

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392. Ernest Hemingway is known to have been born in Oak Park, Illinois.

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393. Piers Morgan had a little clash with Ian Hislop back in 1996.

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394. Churchill was party to treaties that would redraw post-Second World War European and Asian boundaries.

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395. Rod Serling took his 1972 screenplay for the film The Man from the Irving Wallace novel of the same title.

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396. Thomas Jefferson loved to play with his grandchildren, teaching them how to play chess and a game called Goose.

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397. Langston Hughes transformed the bitterness which such themes generated in many African Americans of the day into sharp irony and humor.

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398. Donald Glover contributed to the soundtrack of Creed—a film in the Rocky film series which was composed by Ludwig Goransson—providing vocals to the song "Waiting For My Moment" and co-wrote another titled "Breathe".

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399. On January 25, 2013, Stephen King published an essay titled "Guns" via Amazon.

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400. Carrie Fisher voiced Peter Griffin's boss, Angela, on the animated sitcom Family Guy and wrote the introduction for a book of photographs titled Hollywood Moms, which was published in 2001.

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401. Shashi Tharoor said the ruling party in the state and the govt acted in haste to push through implementation of SC verdict.

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402. Jorge Luis Borges turned his progressive blindness into a strength, recording his exquisite sonnets when he could no longer type.

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403. John Grisham wrote about the job: "there was no future in it".

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404. Zora Neale Hurston spent the next few years touring with several musical revues that were based on the folktales she had gathered, including Sun to Sun, The Great Day, and Singing Steel (both of which appeared in Chicago).

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405. TM Krishna has delivered lectures at a variety of institutions, including leading universities across the world.

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406. Piers Morgan appeared as a guest on the satirical news quiz Have I Got News for You in an episode transmitted on 24 May 1996.

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407. In July 2016, Sarah Silverman spent a week in the intensive care unit at Cedars Sinai Hospital with epiglottitis.

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408. Woody Allen performed stand-up comedy on other series including The Andy Williams Show and The Perry Como Show where he would interact with other guests and occasionally sing.

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409. On September 9, 2008, Denis Leary hosted the sixth annual Fashion Rocks event, which aired on CBS.

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410. Dorothy Parker published her first volume of poetry, Enough Rope, in 1926.

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411. Tom Petty had a successful solo career and often sang with other artists.

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412. In January 2019, Susan Collins was one of eleven Republican senators to vote to advance legislation intended to block President Trump's intent to lift sanctions against three Russian companies.

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413. Carol Burnett had her television special debut in 1963 when she starred as Calamity Jane in the Dallas State Fair Musicals production of Calamity Jane on CBS.

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414. Stephen Colbert was notable for other moments when his character entered into "real world" events.

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415. The Ellen DeGeneres Show tends to end each show by exhorting her audience to be kind to one another.

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416. In 2016, Donald Glover became a father for the first time when his son Legend was born.

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417. Jorge Luis Borges had an English paternal grandmother who, around 1870, married the criollo Francisco Borges, a man with a military command and a historic role in the Argentine Civil Wars in what is Argentina and Uruguay.

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418. Howard Hawks died in Palm Springs, California on December 26, 1977.

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419. Kevin Smith started smoking when he was filming his first movie called Clerks.

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420. Mark Twain visited Salt Lake City for two days and met there members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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421. In March 2010, Rian Johnson announced on his website that he was directing an episode of the TV series Breaking Bad for its third season.

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422. In February 2013, Lena Dunham became the first woman to win a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing—Comedy Series for her work on Girls.

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423. Denis Leary married his former student from Emerson College, Ann Lembeck in 1989.

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424. Donald Glover published a 74-page script titled "Because the Internet" on the website beacusetheinter.

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425. Colin Jost was escorted downstairs to the table where Scarlett was seated with two other people.

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426. Kevin Smith vowed never to work at something that he did not enjoy.

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427. Mindy Kaling admitted to getting some of her story ideas from her mother's real-world career.

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428. Margaret Atwood is the first author to contribute to The Future Library Project, which will take one writer's contribution each year for the next hundred years to be printed in the year 2114.

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429. Stephen Colbert was named one of Times 100 Most Influential People in 2006 and 2012.

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430. Tyler Lockett entered his senior season as a preseason All-Big 12 selection as well as a Walter Camp Award, Maxwell Award, Paul Hornung Award, and Biletnikoff Award watchlist candidate.

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431. Stephen Colbert appeared in several recurring segments for The Daily Show, including "Even Stevphen" with Steve Carell, in which both characters were expected to debate a selected topic but instead would unleash their anger at one another.

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432. Zora Neale Hurston met Lewis there in 1927 and recorded his account.

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433. Garcia Marquez received the Nobel Prize in Literature on 8 December 1982 "for his novels and short stories, in which the fantastic and the realistic are combined in a richly composed world of imagination, reflecting a continent's life and conflicts".

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434. Barbara Kingsolver began her career as a science writer for the university in the 1980s.

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435. Donald Glover was voted "Most Likely to Write for The Simpsons" in his high school yearbook.

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436. Piers Morgan was the winner of the US celebrity version of The Apprentice, in 2008.

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437. Kevin Hart was born and raised during his early childhood years in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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438. Carol Burnett attended UCLA in 1951, originally to pursue a degree in English writing.

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439. Denis Leary started working as soon as he graduated from college.

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440. Rod Serling looked to the three dozen prose pieces Serling had published as a basis for literary analysis.

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441. Thomas Jefferson believed in a creator god, an afterlife, and the sum of religion as loving God and neighbors.

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442. Nana Patekar has celebrated the total number of 67 birthdays till date.

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443. In 2012, Mindy Kaling left "The Office" in order to star in her own show, "The Mindy Project", on Fox.

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444. Michael Gove was eliminated from the leadership race on the second ballot on 7 July 2016.

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445. Conan OBrien was stalked by Father David Ajemian, who was furious at Conan after being denied a spot in his audience.

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446. Meryl Streep delivered an ebullient and sympathetic performance in the title role of Florence Foster Jenkins, about the tragicomic but ultimately inspiring efforts of a syphilitic society matron to establish an opera career.

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447. Donald Glover is set to play a young Lando Calrissian in the 2018 untitled Han Solo film.

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448. Mike Huckabee was a Southern Baptist minister before entering the politics and running for president in 2008.

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449. Anurag Kashyap read The Trial and told Nihalani that the book could only be made into an animation film, not a regular one.

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450. Conan O'Brien got off to a rocky start when he took over NBC's late night talk show in 1993, but by 1997 he was well established when Donald Trump sat down for an interview.

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451. Donald Glover published a 74-page script titled "Because the Internet" on the website beacusetheinter.

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452. In 2007 Alan Moore appeared in animated form in an episode of The Simpsons—a show of which he is a fan—entitled "Husbands and Knives", which aired on his fifty-fourth birthday.

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453. Kevin Hart has a game available through iTunes called "Little Jumpman".

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454. TaNehisi Coates started his career as a reporter for the Washington City Paper.

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455. Colin Jost is working as a "Weekend Update" co-anchor since 2014.

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456. Piers Morgan compared her to Rocky Balboa and applauded her "gumption" after she got up and carried on despite face planting the ice to Celine Dion with her partner Matt Evers.

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457. Susan Collins can be an celebrity, known for Parting Anxiety.

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458. Stephen Colbert turns Trump-mocking kids book into animated holiday special.

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459. Donald Glover contributed to the soundtrack of Creed—a film in the Rocky film series which was composed by Ludwig Goransson—providing vocals to the song "Waiting For My Moment" and co-wrote another titled "Breathe".

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460. John Grisham is a writer, attorney, and a political activist.

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461. Stephen Colbert was notable for other moments when his character entered into "real world" events.

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462. Thomas Jefferson was a strong disciple of Greek and Roman architectural styles, which he believed to be most representative of American democracy.

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463. Philip Roth graduated from Weequahic High School in 1951 and attended Newark College at Rutgers University for a year before transferring to Bucknell University in Pennsylvania.

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464. Cary Fukunaga is an American award-winning director, writer, and cinematographer.

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465. Donald Glover became known to a wider audience after he was cast in the NBC comedy Community as Troy Barnes, the former high school quarterback who embraces his nerdy side as a result of his friendship with Abed Nadir.

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466. The Harlem Renaissance was an artistic flowering of the "New Negro" movement as its participants celebrated their African heritage and embraced self-expression, rejecting long-standing—and often degrading—stereotypes.

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467. Dorothy Parker was born on 22 August 1893 and died on 7 June 1967.

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468. Shaun King harkened back to his initiation into activism, as a student at Morehouse in 1999.

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469. Ivana Trump responded that while New York had problems and its taxes were too high, he was not interested in the governorship.

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470. Meryl Streep perfected an English accent for the part, but considered herself a misfit for the role: " I couldn't help wishing that I was more beautiful".

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471. Denis Leary hosted, with appearances from comics Jim Gaffigan, John Mulaney and Michelle Buteau, along with musician Steve Winwood.

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472. Chris Hardwick was previously loyal to replica and actress Jacinda Barrett.

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473. Langston Hughes went on to be among the primary contributors of Harlem Renaissance with his work playing a pivotal role in the movement.

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474. Piers Morgan captioned the picture "every cloud" in reference to his bitterness at having lost out to This Morning for Best Daytime Show.

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475. The London Underground has its origins in the Metropolitan Railway, the world's first underground passenger railway.

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476. Sarah Silverman Program reached the zenith of her success with her television sitcom, The Sarah Silverman Program.

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477. Cary Fukunaga served as an executive producer for the HBO series he directed, True Detective.

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478. In March 2008, Margaret Atwood accepted her first chamber opera commission.

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479. Robert Bly edited the prestigious Best American Poetry 1999.

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480. Terry Jones has performed with the Carnival Band and appears on their 2007 CD Ringing the Changes.

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481. Kevin Smith said he's still a big fan of Tom Cruise as a product.

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482. Carrie Fisher will appear as General Leia Organa through the use of previously unreleased footage shot for Star Wars.

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483. In 1982, Garcia Marquez was presented with the Nobel Prize for Literature, to great celebration in Colombia.

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484. James Baldwin learned to speak French fluently and developed friendships with French actor Yves Montand and French writer Marguerite Yourcenar, who translated Baldwin's play The Amen Corner.

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485. Carol Burnett is rightly known as the Queen of comedy since she stepped her fame over a decade.

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486. In 2007 Judd Apatow became one of Hollywood's leading figures in comedy entertainment with the release of two films, Knocked Up and Superbad.

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487. Dan Harmon studied at Glendale Community College for very short span of time.

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488. Mindy Kaling is a brilliant writer, director, actress, and activist.

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489. Conan OBrien got outright screwed out of his job as the host of The Tonight Show.

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490. Donald Glover published a 74-page script titled "Because the Internet" on the website beacusetheinter.

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491. Stephen Colbert was notable for other moments when his character entered into "real world" events.

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492. Sue Grafton received the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America in 2009.

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493. Donald Glover published a 74-page script titled "Because the Internet" on the website beacusetheinter.

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494. In 2006, The Colbert Report delivered what stills stands today as the most controversial and divisive White House Correspondents Dinner speech ever.

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495. Donald Glover published a 74-page script titled "Because the Internet" on the website beacusetheinter.

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496. Shaun King is an American writer and civil rights activist who uses social media to promote social causes.

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497. In September 2006, it was announced that Todd McFarlane would be the Art Director of the newly formed 38 Studios, formerly Green Monster Games, founded by major league baseball pitcher Curt Schilling.

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498. Conan OBrien spent two years with that show and performed regularly with improvisational groups, including The Groundlings.

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499. Chevy Chase was educated at Riverdale Country School, an independent day school in the Riverdale neighborhood of New York City, before being expelled.

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500. Harlem Renaissance was successful in that it brought the Black experience clearly within the corpus of American cultural history.

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501. David Mamet worked as an actor, editor for Oui magazine and as a cab-driver.

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502. Kevin Smith appeared in the second episode of season two of Veronica Mars, playing a store clerk.

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503. Kevin Hart has expressed a desire to host even bigger gigs in the future, like the Emmys and Oscars.

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504. Thomas Jefferson raised two sons, of whom Thomas Jefferson was the eldest, and six daughters.

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505. Stephen Fry was listed number 2 in 2016 and number 12 in 2017 on the World Pride Power list.

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506. Steve Kornacki has earned an impressive fortune from his career as a TV host, writer, and Journalist.

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507. Donald Glover contributed to the soundtrack of Creed—a film in the Rocky film series which was composed by Ludwig Goransson—providing vocals to the song "Waiting For My Moment" and co-wrote another titled "Breathe".

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508. Steve Albini used to set off firecrackers onstage to launch almost every Big Black show; similarly, Bulldozer is Big Black's true big bang.

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509. In 1999, Kevin Smith wrote "Guardian Devil", an eight-issue story arc of Daredevil for Marvel Comics, which was illustrated by Joe Quesada.

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510. The Harlem Renaissance was an artistic flowering of the "New Negro" movement as its participants celebrated their African heritage and embraced self-expression, rejecting long-standing—and often degrading—stereotypes.

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511. In both stories, TM Krishna is a figure who brings order from chaos, and creates a safe place for his worshippers.

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512. Steve Albini explained in 2010 that Shellac had made a decision early in their existence that they would not play at festivals and this position was articulated to All Tomorrow's Parties festival organizer Barry Hogan during the preparation stage of the inaugural ATP event.

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513. Mindy Kaling is no fan of President Trump's proposed plan to nix the constitutional right to citizenship for anyone born in America.

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514. Ian McEwan revealed that the film rights to Sweet Tooth were bought by Working Title Films—the company that brought Atonement to the screen—in an interview with the Wall Street Journal in November 2012.

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515. Ricky Jay can throw a playing card into a watermelon rind from ten paces.

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516. The London Underground presented his original draft in 1931, and after initial rejection it was first printed in 1933.

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517. Colin Jost was hired for SNL when he was 22—as ya do, immediately after graduating from Harvard, where he was the president of the Harvard Lampoon, that hallowed publication of humor that has spewed out countless comedy notables in its time.

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518. Shashi Tharoor maintained that for the Ayyappa devotees the Makara Jyothi is a spiritual belief, despite having several theories behind its origin.

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519. Kevin Hart was born on July 6, 1979, in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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520. Denis Leary is known for his biting, fast paced comedic style and chain smoking.

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521. TaNehisi Coates wrote a spinoff of Black Panther titled Black Panther and the Crew which ran for six issues before it was canceled.

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522. Denis Leary is a fan of the Boston Bruins and the Boston Red Sox, as well as the Green Bay Packers.

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523. Howard Hawks began directing at age 21 after he and cinematographer Charles Rosher filmed a double exposure dream sequence with Mary Pickford.

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524. Zora Neale Hurston found herself being passed from relative to relative, while working as a nanny and a housekeeper.

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525. Stephen Colbert owned Chris Wallace in a fashion he's certainly not accustomed to over media coverage of Trump's hardcore, lying immigration pronouncements.

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526. In July 2012, Stephen Colbert added two years to his contract with Comedy Central, extending the run of The Colbert Report until the end of 2014.

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527. In February 2013, Lena Dunham became the first woman to win a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing—Comedy Series for her work on Girls.

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528. Jorge Luis Borges belonged to a notable Argentine family in Buenos Aires who had British ancestors.

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529. In 1945, Luis Borges signed a manifesto calling for an end to military rule and the establishment of political liberty and democratic elections.

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530. Donald Glover published a 74-page script titled "Because the Internet" on the website beacusetheinter.

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531. Edgar Allan Poe may have become engaged to Sarah Elmira Royster before he registered at the one-year-old University of Virginia in February 1826 to study ancient and modern languages.

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532. Peggy Noonan has several books to her credit, most of them have been New York bestsellers.

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533. In 1961 Jorge Luis Borges shared with Samuel Beckett the $10,000 International Publishers Prize, and world recognition at last began to come his way.

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534. In December 2014, Archie Comics announced that its flagship series Archie would relaunch with a new first issue in July 2015.

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535. Kevin Smith appeared in the 2006 mtvU show Sucks Less with Kevin Smith.

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536. Donald Glover contributed to the soundtrack of Creed—a film in the Rocky film series which was composed by Ludwig Goransson—providing vocals to the song "Waiting For My Moment" and co-wrote another titled "Breathe".

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537. Mindy Kaling currently stars on The Mindy Project, which used to air on FOX, but she is a fan of another popular series on the network.

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538. Zora Neale Hurston collaborated with Margaret Mead and Ruth Benedict in various anthropological works.

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539. Ta-Nehisi Coates met his wife when they were both students at Howard University.

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540. The Colbert Report won three Emmys as a writer of The Daily Show in 2004, 2005, and 2006.

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541. Stan Lee is the only comic book writer to ever receive the honor.

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542. In 2000 Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra revived "Strontium Dog" based on a treatment Wagner had written for an abortive TV pilot.

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543. Stephen Colbert is very vocal about his Catholic faith, while Gervais is unconvinced and.

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544. Zora Neale Hurston spent late 1940 and early 1941 in southern California, living with a wealthy friend while writing her autobiography, Dust Tracks on a Road.

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545. Thomas Jefferson improved his French and Greek and his skill at the violin.

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546. Jorge Luis Borges received his baccalaureat from the College de Geneve in 1918.

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547. Albert Brooks twists and turns and tries to curl one into the top This is a good, open game.

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548. The Colbert Report explains in a couple ways that God, to him, is something mystical.

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549. Colin Jost was hired for SNL when he was 22—as ya do, immediately after graduating from Harvard, where he was the president of the Harvard Lampoon, that hallowed publication of humor that has spewed out countless comedy notables in its time.

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550. Zora Neale Hurston was a remarkable Folklorist, anthropologist, activist and most of all 16th-century authors.

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551. Howard Hawks had four younger siblings: Kenneth, William, Grace, and Helen.

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552. Stan Lee had cameo appearances in many Marvel film and television projects, including those within the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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553. Stephen Fry starred in the Tim Burton version of Alice in Wonderland, as the voice of the Cheshire Cat.

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554. In 2018, Susan Collins voted with the majority of Senate Democrats against a bill that would ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

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555. In 2010 Alan Moore began what he described as "the 21st century's first underground magazine".

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556. Conan OBrien had some high expectations to meet within his family.

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557. In 2013, Ricky Gervais was named Person of the Year by PETA for his work on curbing animal abuse.

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558. In October 2012, Michael Gove wrote an apology letter to his former French teacher for misbehaving in class.

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559. Michael Connelly shared on Instagram today that the cast and crew are in the final stages of filming Bosch season 5.

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560. In 2012 James Baldwin was inducted into the Legacy Walk, an outdoor public display that celebrates LGBT history and people.

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561. Susan Collins announced she would vote against the Senate version of the Republican bill to repeal Obamacare.

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562. Conan O'Brien hosted the 54th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2002 and the 58th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2006, to critical acclaim.

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563. Jimmy Kimmel proposed to Molly McNearney in 2012 during a vacation in South Africa, specifically at Kruger National Forest while the two were in the middle of a safari tour.

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564. Larry David was nominated for an Emmy award 19 times for Seinfeld, winning twice—once for best comedy and once for writing.

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565. Stan Lee created the risque animated superhero series Stripperella for Spike TV.

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566. Jimmy Kimmel hopped on board the KonMari train on Tuesday night when he invited tidying guru Marie Kondo to help him clean his office.

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567. Donald Glover contributed to the soundtrack of Creed—a film in the Rocky film series which was composed by Ludwig Goransson—providing vocals to the song "Waiting For My Moment" and co-wrote another titled "Breathe".

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568. Garcia Marquez had always wanted to see the Southern United States because it inspired the writings of William Faulkner.

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569. Tony Kornheiser graduated with a degree in English in 1970.

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570. Stephen Colbert took method acting to a whole new level when he purposely fell asleep on stage during a sketch at Second City.

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571. Howard Hawks was born on May 30, 1896, in Goshen, Indiana.

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572. Stephen Colbert was notable for other moments when his character entered into "real world" events.

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573. Lena Dunham has signed on to script a new Steven Spielberg and JJ Abrams movie.

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574. Thomas Carlyle came to prominence as a renowned essayist, satirical writer, teacher, and historian.

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575. In 1961, Jorge Luis Borges received the first Prix International, which he shared with Samuel Beckett.

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576. Donald Glover published a 74-page script titled "Because the Internet" on the website beacusetheinter.

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577. In October 2016, George Lucas announced his decision to not be involved in the story of the film, but would remain an executive producer.

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578. In 1998, Jon Stewart hosted the television special, Elmopalooza, celebrating 30 years of Sesame Street.

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579. Ruskin Bond feels helpless because he knows that if he disobeys Mr John, he will get caned.

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580. Ann Coulter played one particularly key role in keeping the Jones case alive.

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581. Stephen Colbert says goodbye to Jeff Sessions by eating him on live TV.

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582. Zora Neale Hurston was known to adjust her birth year from time to time as well.

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583. Michael Gove is a former Chairman of Policy Exchange, a centre-right think-tank which has come up with innovative policies on policing, local government and fighting terrorism.

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584. David Mamet scored his first success with these two short plays, but emerged as a nationally acclaimed playwright with his 1975 two-act, American Buffalo.

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585. In 2006, The Colbert Report won 23 Emmy Awards, 11 more than its parent, The Daily Show.

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586. Tom Petty appeared on Saturday Night Live eight different times, making him one of the show's most frequent musical guests.

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587. The Colbert Report used the donations received by his Super PAC to purchase mock television advertisements during the 2012 presidential campaign.

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588. Piers Morgan lost the top post at The Mirror over different story in 2004.

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589. Conan OBrien donated his proceeds from the Super Bowl commercial to the Fresh Air Fund, a charity which sends inner-city New York children to the country for vacations.

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590. Howard Hawks was nicknamed "The Gray Fox" by members of the Hollywood community, thanks to his prematurely gray hair.

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591. Steven Bochco was married twice before tying the knot with Kalins.

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592. Kevin Smith is a hockey fan and he supports New Jersey Devils and the Edmonton Oilers.

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593. Thomas Jefferson received a letter of inquiry in 1780 about the geography, history, and government of Virginia from French diplomat Francois Barbe-Marbois, who was gathering data on the United States.

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594. Sarah Silverman Program was taught the art of shocking people first by her father Donald.

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595. Stephen Colbert rolled footage of Trump's different names for the wall, including one he offered as a new slogan for the president.

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596. Margaret Atwood is working on a sequel to "The Handmaid's Tale", the most popular and influential feminist novel ever written.

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597. Thomas Carlyle set up rival Governor Eyre Defense and Aid Committee for the defence, arguing that Eyre had acted decisively to restore order.

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598. Donald Glover was voted "Most Likely to Write for The Simpsons" in his high school yearbook.

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599. TaNehisi Coates sees parallels between that earlier period and the Obama presidency.

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600. Joss Whedon filmed it in black-and-white on digital video over a period of 12 days at his residence in Santa Monica, California.

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601. Larry David was nominated for an Emmy award 19 times for Seinfeld, winning twice—once for best comedy and once for writing.

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602. Rupi Kaur is of the belief that your body should be your most comfortable home.

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603. Dan Harmon wanted to codify the storytelling process—to find the structure powering movies and TV shows.

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604. Barbara Kingsolver was born on April 8, 1955 in Annapolis, Maryland.

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605. At this time, Ernest Hemingway was constantly worried about money and his safety.

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606. Rod Serling submitted "The Time Element" to CBS, intending it to be a pilot for his new weekly show, The Twilight Zone.

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607. David Mamet received the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for American Buffalo and Glengarry Glen Ross (1984), for which he was the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for drama.

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608. Ian McEwan acknowledged using the book as a source for his work.

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609. Benjamin Zephaniah became a very successful children's poet with his first book of poetry for children called Talking Turkeys which had to go into an emergency reprint after just six weeks.

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610. Michael Gove was criticised by teachers unions for his attempts to overhaul British education.

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611. Colin Jost was hired for SNL when he was 22—as ya do, immediately after graduating from Harvard, where he was the president of the Harvard Lampoon, that hallowed publication of humor that has spewed out countless comedy notables in its time.

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612. In 2012, Mindy Kaling created a Hulu sitcom on the Fox named The Mindy Project which was written and produced by her.

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613. Shaun King fulfilled his community service requirement by tutoring and mentoring students at Franklin Lebby Stanton Elementary School in Atlanta.

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614. Zora Neale Hurston's disagreed with the philosophies supported by many of her colleagues in the Harlem Renaissance, such as Langston Hughes, who was in the 1930s a supporter of the Soviet Union and praised it in several of his poems.

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615. Ricky Gervais reprised his role as Brent in the comedy film David Brent: Life on the Road.

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616. Jimmy Kimmel called President Trump "wrong" for blaming the recent California wildfires on "poor" forest management during his show Monday night.

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617. In February 2018, Lena Dunham wrote an essay for Vogue about her decision to have a hysterectomy due to endometriosis.

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618. Harold Ramis died of complications of the disease on February 24, 2014 at his home on Chicago's North Shore, at age 69.

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619. Steve Kornacki is an American political writer and television host.

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620. Donald Glover published a 74-page script titled "Because the Internet" on the website beacusetheinter.

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621. Cary Fukunaga is an American by nationality and is of Japanese, Swedish, English, and German ethnicity.

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622. Luis Borges received his baccalaureat from the College de Geneve in 1918.

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623. Jon Stewart was an important factor in the unionization of the Comedy Central writers.

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624. Jorge Luis Borges focused on universal themes, but composed a substantial body of literature on themes from Argentine folklore and history.

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625. Anurag Kashyap has celebrated the total number of 46 birthdays till date.

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626. Paul Reiser is an American comedian, actor, television personality and writer, author and musician.

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627. Stephen Colbert describes his parenting style as "Go watch the TV", something he picked up from his mom, who had 11 kids to deal with, so her time was sparse.

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628. Ann Coulter is the owner of a huge house in Palm Beach, Florida.

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629. Harlem Renaissance helped lay the foundation for the post-World War II protest movement of the Civil Rights Movement.

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630. In 2018, Donald Glover released the song and video for "This Is America", which debuted at number-one on the Hot 100.

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631. Stephen Colbert describes his parenting style as "Go watch the TV", something he picked up from his mom, who had 11 kids to deal with, so her time was sparse.

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632. Donald Glover contributed to the soundtrack of Creed—a film in the Rocky film series which was composed by Ludwig Goransson—providing vocals to the song "Waiting For My Moment" and co-wrote another titled "Breathe".

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633. Vince Russo is the lead creative member, and will ultimately make the decisions regarding TNA booking.

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634. Thomas Jefferson believed that a period of federal rule would be necessary while Louisianians adjusted to their new nation.

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635. Denis Leary touches on almost all of the same themes.

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636. Conan O'Brien is solidifying his reputation as "late night host of the people" on his current 18-city tour, which stopped in Houston last night.

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637. David Mamet was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 for Glengarry Glen Ross, which received its first Broadway revival in the summer of 2005.

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638. Susan Collins has clarified that she is against repealing the Affordable Care Act without a replacement proposal.

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639. Steve Albini sought to produce a record that sounded nothing like Nevermind.

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640. TM Krishna served as the charioteer of Arjuna, one of the Pandava leaders.

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641. Michael Gove disputed the Information Commissioner's ruling and proceeded to tribunal, costing taxpayers £12,540 in fees for legal advice, but the appeal was withdrawn.

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642. Piers Morgan predicted Trump's election as President of the United States and has described himself as a close personal friend of Trump.

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643. Jorge Luis Borges was awarded the Formentor Prize, an international award given for unpublished manuscripts and highly critically acclaimed for his indispensable contributions to the 20th century world literature.

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644. Colin Jost was hired for SNL when he was 22—as ya do, immediately after graduating from Harvard, where he was the president of the Harvard Lampoon, that hallowed publication of humor that has spewed out countless comedy notables in its time.

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645. In 2012, Judd Apatow received the Hollywood Comedy Award at the 16th annual Hollywood Film Awards presented by the Hollywood Film Festival.

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646. Joss Whedon had a number of planned Buffy the Vampire Slayer spinoffs that became stuck in development or terminally stalled.

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647. In 2008, it was reported that Delia Smith had rejected an offer from Norfolk-born billionaire Peter Cullum, who wished to invest £20 million in the club, but wanted Smith and the other shareholders to relinquish their holdings.

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648. In November 2008, Michael Palin presented a First World War documentary about Armistice Day, 11 November 1918, when thousands of soldiers lost their lives in battle after the war had officially ended.

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649. In January 2018, Piers Morgan presented President Trump—The Piers Morgan Interview for ITV, which many thought of as "sycophantic" and a "love-in" for Trump.

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650. On Tuesday, Paul Heyman called Bryan the best in-ring performer in WWE history to take a shot at Styles.

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651. In 2005, David Chase received a Specific Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for his whole body of work.

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652. Conan O'Brien would spray Diet Coke all over himself, and that was always a source of endless amusement among us.

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653. At the urging of Bigelow, Paul Heyman made his managerial debut on January 2, 1987, initially appearing on the Northeast independent circuit before moving to a more high-profile stint with Championship Wrestling from Florida in February 1987.

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654. Langston Hughes was apparently very upset about his break with Mason, even to the point of feeling physically ill.

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655. In 2012, Mindy Kaling left "The Office" in order to star in her own show, "The Mindy Project", on Fox.

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656. White America, the Harlem Renaissance provided the gateway into an unfamiliar culture that was a major ingredient of the country's "melting pot".

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657. Mahasweta Devi raised her voice several times against the discrimination of tribal people in India.

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658. Carol Burnett was shopping at Bergdorf Goodman in New York for stockings, but when she was ready to check out, Burnett realized that her credit card and driver's license were missing from her wallet.

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659. Donald Glover contributed to the soundtrack of Creed—a film in the Rocky film series which was composed by Ludwig Goransson—providing vocals to the song "Waiting For My Moment" and co-wrote another titled "Breathe".

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660. Mindy Kaling says much of Late Night's inspiration was simply her love of Thompson's body of work—and her desire to see her in more juicy, starring roles like those she landed earlier in her career.

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661. Michael Gove was behind plans to provide schools throughout England and Wales with a copy of the King James Bible to celebrate the 400th anniversary of its translation into English, though he said he backed the scheme because of the historical and cultural significance of that translation rather than on purely religious grounds.

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662. Lena Dunham was just tapped to write a Syrian refugee's at-sea survival tale for the big screen, Variety announced today.

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663. Thomas Jefferson wanted the land but did not feel that the Constitution gave him the authority to buy it.

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664. Anderson Cooper said he grew up watching Donahue and wanted to "pay homage" to him.

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665. Geoffrey Chaucer is known as the "Father of English literature", and he was the first writer to be buried in Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey.

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666. Colin Jost was born and raised on Staten Island, New York.

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667. Jason Momoa competed against Jimmy Fallon in a trident-throwing contest on Thursday's episode of The Tonight Show.

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668. Albert Brooks is described as the best guest star in the show's history by IGN, particularly for his role as supervillain Hank Scorpio in the episode "You Only Move Twice".

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669. Jorge Luis Borges was reared in the then-shabby Palermo district of Buenos Aires, the setting of some of his works.

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670. In November 2016, it was revealed that Kevin Smith would direct an episode of The Goldbergs.

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671. Larry David was nominated for an Emmy award 19 times for Seinfeld, winning twice—once for best comedy and once for writing.

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672. Brooks Hall wrote the play with lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse.

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673. Ernest Hemingway became paranoid, thinking the FBI was actively monitoring his movements in Ketchum.

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674. Stephen Fry has appeared in numerous advertisements—either on-screen or in voice-over—starting with an appearance as "Count Ivan Skavinsky Skavar" in a 1982 advert for Whitbread Best Bitter.

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675. Steve Kornacki is a multi-talented guy who is has established his career as Political Journalist, Writer and TV host.

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676. Stephen Colbert portrayed the letter Z in Sesame Street: All-Star Alphabet, a 2005 video release.

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677. Rod Serling joined the Unitarian church in college, which allowed him to marry Kramer on July 31, 1948.

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678. Jason Momoa has learned martial arts for the movie, Stargate Atlantis, and Conan.

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679. Jason Momoa is a friend of professional rock climber Chris Sharma, known as one of the best climbers of all time.

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680. Zora Neale Hurston passed away after a series of strokes in 1960 in Florida.

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681. Around this time, Tim Conway was given the chance to be part of a few Disney films.

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682. Donald Glover contributed to the soundtrack of Creed—a film in the Rocky film series which was composed by Ludwig Goransson—providing vocals to the song "Waiting For My Moment" and co-wrote another titled "Breathe".

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683. Joss Whedon usually directed episodes from his own scripts that held the most cathartic moments in Buffy's story.

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684. Stephen Colbert claimed on his show Thursday night that life is so bad under the presidency of Donald Trump, he finds himself praying every single day.

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685. Donald Glover was voted "Most Likely to Write for The Simpsons" in his high school yearbook.

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686. On January 2, 2018, Dan Harmon alluded to misconduct from himself towards other people.

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687. Piers Morgan brilliantly trolls Tottenham on Tuesday with one tweet.

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688. Steven Bochco wrote the pilot for this 1979 show, which was based on the 1931 novel Turnabout.

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689. Susan Collins made a deal with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, trading her opposition to repealing the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate provision, in exchange for legislation that would financially stabilize the remaining health insurance program.

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690. The Harlem Renaissance was an artistic flowering of the "New Negro" movement as its participants celebrated their African heritage and embraced self-expression, rejecting long-standing—and often degrading—stereotypes.

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691. Donald Glover published a 74-page script titled "Because the Internet" on the website beacusetheinter.

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692. Jason Momoa is a martial artist and practices Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

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693. Ricky Jay passed away from natural causes in Los Angeles this Saturday his management have confirmed.

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694. Michael Gove is not resigning, sources close to him have announced.

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695. Susan Collins graduated from the Alabama School of Fine Arts in Birmingham in 1980 as a Theater Arts major.

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696. Anurag Kashyap was born on 10 September 1972 in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.

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697. Frank Cottrell Boyce wrote and staged his first original theatre production Proper Clever at the Liverpool Playhouse during the city's European Capital of Culture Year, in 2008.

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698. Dan Harmon wanted to codify the storytelling process—to find the structure powering movies and TV shows.

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699. Langston Hughes spent one year in Mexico and one year at Columbia University in New York City after graduating from high school.

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700. In 1929, Langston Hughes published his first book, Not Without Laughter.

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701. Stephen Colbert was notable for other moments when his character entered into "real world" events.

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702. Chris Hardwick thinks Wonder Woman's paycheck needs to match Iron Man's.

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703. In February 2013, Lena Dunham became the first woman to win a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing—Comedy Series for her work on Girls.

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704. Jon Stewart had a recurring role in The Larry Sanders Show, playing himself as an occasional substitute and possible successor to late-night talk show host Larry Sanders.

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705. In 2012, Mindy Kaling left "The Office" in order to star in her own show, "The Mindy Project", on Fox.

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706. James Baldwin was a cousin and close friend of Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison.

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707. Langston Hughes was the second child, and the only one to survive till adulthood, of James Nathaniel Hughes and his wife Caroline Mercer Langston.

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708. Donald Glover contributed to the soundtrack of Creed—a film in the Rocky film series which was composed by Ludwig Goransson—providing vocals to the song "Waiting For My Moment" and co-wrote another titled "Breathe".

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709. Steve Kornacki is a famous American political writer and television host who works as the national political correspondent for NBC News.

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710. In 1952, Luis Borges produced his best collection of essays Otras inquisiciones.

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711. Jon Stewart gave another speech paying tribute to Springsteen in February 2013 as part of the singer's MusiCares Person of the Year award ceremony.

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712. The Harlem Renaissance was an artistic flowering of the "New Negro" movement as its participants celebrated their African heritage and embraced self-expression, rejecting long-standing—and often degrading—stereotypes.

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713. Langston Hughes intended in Not Without Laughter to portray a typical black family in Kansas, where he had lived as a child, but he did not use his own family as a model.

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714. At the age of 36, Enzo Calzaghe has finally hit the international big time.

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715. Geoffrey Chaucer originally planned to write more than one hundred stories for his Tales, but he died without finishing.

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716. Dan Harmon gave Mashable a few tiny clues in July 2018, saying that he wants to stray away from the rigidity of a formalized A and B story structure.

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717. Ta-Nehisi Coates is working on a novel about an African American from Chicago who moves to Paris.

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718. Peggy Noonan displayed enthusiasm for a Mitt Romney triumph over Barack Obama because she spoke she saw bright lights and optimism among Republicans.

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719. In 2015, Kevin Hart made a similar pledge of $100,000 in scholarships for four students.

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720. Mahasweta Devi was an Indian Bengali fiction writer and socio-political activist.

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721. Lena Dunham directed several episodes of Girls and became the first woman to win the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing—Comedy Series.

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722. Stephen Hillenburg has a degree in natural resource planning with a marine resources emphasis, and he used to teach Marine Biology at the Orange County Marine Institute.

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723. Carrie Fisher will appear as General Leia Organa through the use of previously unreleased footage shot for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

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724. John Grisham settled with his parents in Southaven where he spent his younger years.

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725. From 1993 to 1998 Delia Smith worked as a consultant for Sainsbury's.

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726. The Colbert Report has completed 93 of 178 passes for 1,343 yards and 12 scores.

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727. In January 2008 Stephen Fry broke his arm while filming Last Chance to See in Brazil.

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728. Lena Dunham directed several episodes of Girls and became the first woman to win the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing—Comedy Series.

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729. Conan O'Brien claimed at the time to have had a contract with game developer EA Sports to develop this idea, although it fell through.

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730. In 2012, Mindy Kaling left "The Office" in order to star in her own show, "The Mindy Project", on Fox.

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731. The Colbert Report auditioned to be a cast member on Saturday Night Livej but ultimately didn't make the cut.

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732. On January 24, 2008, Samantha Bee announced a second pregnancy on air during a bit about the media's coverage of the 2008 presidential campaign.

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733. The Harlem Renaissance was an artistic flowering of the "New Negro" movement as its participants celebrated their African heritage and embraced self-expression, rejecting long-standing—and often degrading—stereotypes.

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734. Thomas Jefferson donated to the American Bible Society, saying the Four Evangelists delivered a "pure and sublime system of morality" to humanity.

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735. Stephen Hillenburg deemed her to be the funniest person that he knew.

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736. Susan Collins was one of the Republican who did not support Donald Trump, who was elected as the Republican nominee for US President.

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737. Harlem Renaissance helped to set the stage for what would become the Civil Rights Movement.

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738. In 2011, Stan Lee started writing a live-action musical, The Yin and Yang Battle of Tao.

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739. Stan Lee took a keen interest in this new character, as Surfer was really well-disposed for stories about the people of Earth and Lee was interested in stories about the human condition.

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740. Mike Huckabee is of English, German, and Scots-Irish ancestry, with roots in America dating to the Colonial Era.

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741. Mindy Kaling says much of Late Night's inspiration was simply her love of Thompson's body of work—and her desire to see her in more juicy, starring roles like those she landed earlier in her career.

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742. Shaun King is a columnist for The Intercept, a writer-in-residence at Harvard Law School's Fair Punishment Project, and former reporter for the New York Daily News.

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743. Ruskin Bond is an Indian author of British descent.

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744. In 2015, Joss Whedon signed a petition as part of a political campaign calling for Elizabeth Warren to run for President of the United States.

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745. In 2007, Tim Conway met filmmaker Pasquale Murena when Murena was brought in to direct additional scenes and edit the direct-to-DVD film Legend of the Paddle, starring Conway.

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746. Donald Glover was raised as a Jehovah's Witness, which makes it surprising that he ended up an actor and not a door to door salesman.

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747. Benjamin Zephaniah appeared in literature to support changing the British electoral system from first-past-the-post to alternative vote for electing members of parliament to the House of Commons in the Alternative Vote referendum in 2011.

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748. Donald Glover was voted "Most Likely to Write for The Simpsons" in his high school yearbook.

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749. TaNehisi Coates is the writer of a Black Panther series for Marvel Comics drawn by Brian Stelfreeze.

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750. Tom Petty was married to Jane Benyo from 1974 to 1996.

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751. Stephen Colbert is best known for his hosting of popular shows on TV.

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752. Steve Martin is making a comeback to the stand-up scene with one of the Three Amigos, Martin Short.

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753. Stephen Colbert takes over as host of The Late Show on Tuesday, Sept 8, 2015.

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754. In October 2013, Archie Comics launched its first horror title, Afterlife with Archie, depicting Archie and the gang dealing with a zombie apocalypse that begins in their hometown of Riverdale.

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755. Carrie Fisher was a supporter and advocate for several causes, including women's advocacy, animal rights, and LGBT causes.

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756. Colin Jost is working as a "Weekend Update" co-anchor since 2014.

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757. David Mamet has spoken in interviews of changes in his views, highlighting his agreement with free market theorists such as Friedrich Hayek the historian Paul Johnson, and economist Thomas Sowell, whom Mamet called "one of our greatest minds".

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758. Howard Hawks directed the film and cast Cooper as a specific favor to Lasky.

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759. The Ellen DeGeneres Show makes $75 million per year from her talk show, according to Celebrity Net Worth.

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760. The Harlem Renaissance was an artistic flowering of the "New Negro" movement as its participants celebrated their African heritage and embraced self-expression, rejecting long-standing—and often degrading—stereotypes.

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761. In January 2018, Piers Morgan presented President Trump—The Piers Morgan Interview for ITV, which many thought of as "sycophantic" and a "love-in" for Trump.

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762. Chad Michael Murray dated Nicky Whelan for the next six months before marrying Sarah Roemer, who was his co-star in Chosen.

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763. Rian Johnson will write and direct, as well as produce with Ram Bergman.

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764. Rod Serling hired scriptwriters he respected, such as Richard Matheson and Charles Beaumont.

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765. Carol Burnett has not been spared her share of tabloid headlines over the years.

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766. Thomas Carlyle is important for helping to introduce German Romantic literature to Britain.

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767. Zora Neale Hurston was an American folklorist, anthropologist, and author during the time of the Harlem Renaissance.

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768. Anderson Cooper said he grew up watching Donahue and wanted to "pay homage" to him.

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769. Piers Morgan compared her to Rocky Balboa and applauded her "gumption" after she got up and carried on despite face planting the ice to Celine Dion with her partner Matt Evers.

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770. Ian McEwan said he hoped the petition would help "galvanize" the Italian police into taking seriously the "fundamental matter of civil rights and free speech".

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771. Michael Connelly stayed with the paper for a few years and in 1986, he and two other reporters spent several months interviewing survivors of the 1985 Delta Flight 191 plane crash, which story earned Connelly a place as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

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772. Carrie Fisher met musician Paul Simon while filming Star Wars, and the pair dated from 1977 until 1983.

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773. Rod Serling was an avid radio listener, especially interested in thrillers, fantasy, and horror shows.

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774. Dylan Thomas was born in the Welsh seaport of Swansea, Carmarthenshire, on Oct 27, 1914.

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775. Lu Xun Park is home to several hundred cherry trees, some of which are Yoshino trees transplanted from Ueno Park in Tokyo.

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776. In 1997, Ricky Gervais went to work for Xfm, a London radio station.

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777. Donald Glover was voted "Most Likely to Write for The Simpsons" in his high school yearbook.

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778. The Harlem Renaissance was an artistic flowering of the "New Negro" movement as its participants celebrated their African heritage and embraced self-expression, rejecting long-standing—and often degrading—stereotypes.

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779. Lorne Michaels moved to Los Angeles from Toronto in 1968 to work as a writer for Laugh-In and The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show.

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780. Stephen Colbert was invited by committee chairwoman Zoe Lofgren to describe his experience participating in the United Farm Workers' "Take Our Jobs" program, where he spent a day working alongside migrant workers in upstate New York.

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781. Harlem Renaissance was more than a literary or artistic movement, as it possessed a certain sociological development—particularly through a new racial consciousness—through ethnic pride, as seen in the Back to Africa movement led by Marcus Garvey.

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782. Susan Collins was awarded the US Chamber of Commerce's 2013 Spirit of Enterprise Award for her support of the Chamber's positions in the Senate.

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783. Carrie Fisher is known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films, a role for which she was nominated for four Saturn Awards.

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784. Judd Apatow earned six Emmy nominations for his work on Larry Sanders.

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785. White America, the Harlem Renaissance provided the gateway into an unfamiliar culture that was a major ingredient of the country's "melting pot".

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786. Stephen Colbert describes his parenting style as "Go watch the TV", something he picked up from his mom, who had 11 kids to deal with, so her time was sparse.

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787. Samantha Bee will be joined at New York's PlayStation Theater by special guests including skating superstar and Olympic medalist Adam Rippon.

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788. The Harlem Renaissance was an artistic flowering of the "New Negro" movement as its participants celebrated their African heritage and embraced self-expression, rejecting long-standing—and often degrading—stereotypes.

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789. In 1998, Stephen Hillenburg formed United Plankton Pictures, a television and film production company, which produces SpongeBob SquarePants and related media.

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790. Albert Brooks is Jewish, and his grandparents emigrated from Austria and Russia.

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791. Samantha Bee had a supporting role in Sisters starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.

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792. The Ellen DeGeneres Show came out about this abuse about 10 years ago.

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793. In 1967, Luis Borges married the recently widowed Elsa Astete Millan.

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794. David Walliams was the UK's most successful writer last year, with his titles selling £17.1m through Nielsen BookScan.

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795. Denis Leary lives in Connecticut with his wife and their two children, Jack and Devin.

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796. Mindy Kaling has quickly become one of the most recognizable faces on American television today.

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797. Ruskin Bond never got married and lives with his adopted family in Mussoorie.

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798. Kevin Smith heard about the diet from Adam Rifkin, who told him about magician Penn Jillette's weight loss on that diet in 2015 after Jillette's own health scare.

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799. Kevin Smith went to Twitter where he offered Stan Lee to go stay with him or to let his fans buy him a house to get away from the abuse.

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800. Stephen Colbert has torn into President Donald Trump over his negotiation skills after the government shutdown ended without him securing funding for his border wall.

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801. In 1984, Stephen Fry adapted the hugely successful 1930s musical Me and My Girl for the West End, where it ran for eight years.

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802. Thomas Carlyle enrolled at the University of Edinburgh in 1809 to prepare for the ministry but turned instead to mathematics.

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803. Langston Hughes is famous for his Jazz poetry and was one of the earliest innovators in the genre.

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804. Ivana Trump was inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States on January 20, 2017.

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805. Thomas Jefferson related that his ancestors came from Wales to America in the early 17th century and settled in the western frontier of the Virginia colony, which influenced his zeal for individual and state rights.

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806. Denis Leary describes himself as a "Jack Kennedy Democrat" with some conservative ideologies, including support for the military.

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807. Conan O'Brien got his nickname "Coco" after the second episode of his Tonight Show run.

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808. Ernest Hemingway reasoned that, upon spotting a ship like Pillar, a U-boat would surface and come in close, using its on board guns to conserve its limited torpedoes.

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809. Jorge Luis Borges commented, "Not granting me the Nobel Prize has become a Scandinavian tradition; since I was born they have not been granting it to me".

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810. Stan Lee dies: Remembering the iconic Marvel writer, editor, publisher and cameo king.

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811. Larry David was nominated for an Emmy award 19 times for Seinfeld, winning twice—once for best comedy and once for writing.

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812. In 1985, Nora Roberts married her second husband, Bruce Wilder, whom she met when she hired him to build bookshelves in her home.

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813. Conan OBrien is best known for hosting several late-night talk shows; since 2010, he has hosted Conan on the cable channel TBS.

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814. John Grisham is a New York Times bestselling writer, attorney, politician, and activist best known for his legal thrillers.

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815. In 2002, Ricky Gervais took part in a charity boxing match against Grant Bovey, for the UK charity telethon Comic Relief.

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816. Zora Neale Hurston had a special assignment to write a serialized account, The Life Story of Ruby McCollum, over three months in 1953 in the newspaper.

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817. Joss Whedon funded the project himself with the investment of just over $200,000, and earned more from it than he did directing The Avengers.

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818. Thomas Jefferson kept up an outpouring of correspondence at the end of his life.

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819. Luis Borges was never awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, something which continually distressed the writer.

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820. TM Krishna became the black hair; in fact, his name means "Dark One", and artistic works usually show him with dark skin.

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821. From 1994 to 1996, David Brenner hosted a talk-radio program, taking over the timeslot of the long-running Larry King Show on the Mutual Broadcasting System.

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822. Joss Whedon became an even bigger name when he started directing and writing Marvel's The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) movies.

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823. Stephen Colbert describes his parenting style as "Go watch the TV", something he picked up from his mom, who had 11 kids to deal with, so her time was sparse.

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824. Mindy Kaling produces, writes and stars in "Late Night", the first big hit at the Sundance Film Festival.

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825. Mark Twain describes his boyhood in Life on the Mississippi, stating that "there was but one permanent ambition" among his comrades: to be a steamboatman.

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826. Ernest Hemingway said he "was out of business as a writer" from 1942 to 1945 during his residence in Cuba.

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827. Dan Harmon apologized for the video, while multiple sources associated his decision to delete his Twitter account with the backlash.

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828. Margaret Atwood held numerous patents of the LongPen technology and served as a Director of Syngrafii.

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829. Colin Jost is working as a "Weekend Update" co-anchor since 2014.

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830. Stephen Colbert inquired about Carell's recent career change, where he's been taking on more dramatic roles.

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831. Steven Bochco was hired at the 20th Century Fox as a producer and co-creator.

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832. In 1982 Garcia Marquez was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature.

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833. James Baldwin started to publish his work in literary anthologies, notably Zero, which was edited by his friend Themistocles Hoetis and which had already published essays by Richard Wright.

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834. Stan Lee donated portions of his personal effects to the University of Wyoming at various times, between 1981 and 2001.

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835. From 2006 to 2008, Andy Richter had a recurring role as "Sad Dad" Stan in the TV show The New Adventures of Old Christine.

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836. Michael Gove left his post as Education Secretary in 2014 when he was appointed Chief Whip.

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837. Across the pond, the Harlem Renaissance was kicking off, and with it came the origins of modern drag culture.

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838. In 2003, Susan Collins published Gregor the Overlander, the first book of The Underland Chronicles.

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839. Donald Glover was voted "Most Likely to Write for The Simpsons" in his high school yearbook.

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840. Mike Huckabee responds to Chris Christie saying he will owe him an apology after reading his book.

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841. In 1987, Stephen Hillenburg pursued a degree in Experimental Animation at the California Institute of Arts in Valencia and earned his Master of Fine Arts in 1992.

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842. Jimmy Kimmel began working in the radio industry while in high school, hosting a Sunday night interview show on UNLV's college station, KUNV.

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843. In 2012, Kevin Hart won a Best Actor trophy at the BET Awards for his performance in the box-office hit movie Think Like a Man.

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844. Steve Martin is located at the address 2646 Aero Dr in Grand Prairie, Texas 75052.

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845. In February 2013, Lena Dunham became the first woman to win a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing—Comedy Series for her work on Girls.

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846. Paul Heyman returned with Brock Lesnar on the January 11, 2016 Raw, and was ringside with Lesnar for the Royal Rumble.

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847. Tony Kornheiser was born and raised in Lynbrook, New York, on Long Island.

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848. Geoffrey Chaucer developed close ties with John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster, and other nobility (people of high status).

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849. Chevy Chase was one of the original cast members of Saturday Night Live, NBC's late-night comedy television show, beginning in October 1975.

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850. Geoffrey Chaucer was born in London sometime around 1343, though the precise date and location remain unknown.

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851. Dylan Thomas met Dylan Thomas at Idlewild Airport and was shocked at his appearance, as he "looked pale, delicate and shaky, not his usual robust self".

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852. In February 2013, Lena Dunham became the first woman to win a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing—Comedy Series for her work on Girls.

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853. In January 2018, Piers Morgan presented President Trump—The Piers Morgan Interview for ITV, which many thought of as "sycophantic" and a "love-in" for Trump.

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854. Joss Whedon founded Mutant Enemy Productions to produce Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and all of his subsequent shows were produced under the company.

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855. Conan O'Brien performs a stand-up routine at a futuristic ski lodge while being heckled by Bender the robot.

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856. Margaret Atwood was born on November 18, 1939 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada to a nutritionist mother and entomologist father who fostered a love of nature.

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857. Piers Morgan called "biggest wanker in history" by Channel 4 Twitter—but it's all for a good cause.

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858. Michael Lewis will reveal the news about the Obamas optioning The Fifth Risk on Katie Couric's.

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859. Luis Borges was one of several distinguished authors who never received the honour.

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860. In 2012, Rebel Wilson had a role in the ensemble comedy What to Expect When You're Expecting, as Janice, and co-starred in the indie film Struck By Lightning.

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861. In 1975, at the height of his movie career, Brooks Hall tried TV again with When Things Were Rotten, a Robin Hood parody that lasted only 13 episodes.

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862. In June 2016, Lena Dunham announced she would be writing another book.

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863. Mark Twain served an apprenticeship with a printer and then worked as a typesetter, contributing articles to the newspaper of his older brother Orion Clemens.

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864. Jorge Luis Borges was one of several distinguished authors who never received the honour.

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865. In 2003, Stephen Fry began hosting QI, a comedy panel game television quiz show.

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866. Early in 2002, Kevin Smith went to China to shoot the US-Chinese martial arts film Warriors of Virtue 2.

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867. James Baldwin spent years sharing his experiences and views as a college professor.

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868. Benjamin Zephaniah rejected his OBE because of its association with Britain's history of colonialist oppression and his opposition to the present government's war against Iraq and ongoing occupation of the country.

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869. In 2006, Kevin Smith made Clerks II, which was a sequel for Clerks.

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870. Samantha Bee will be joined at New York's PlayStation Theater by special guests including skating superstar and Olympic medalist Adam Rippon.

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871. Success of Afterlife with Archie Comics led to a second horror series, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, which launched in October 2014 from Aguirre-Sacasa and artist Robert Hack.

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872. Mike Huckabee is a political commentator on The Huckabee Report.

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873. Denis Leary gained prominence in the early 1990s when he headlined a series of commercials on MTV.

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874. Jimmy Carr announces huge 2019 and 2020 UK tour—here's the full list of more than 100 dates.

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875. Mindy Kaling is a huge fan of the Pulitzer Prize winning Indian-American author Jhumpa Lahiri, and named her character in The Mindy Project after her.

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876. The Late Show with Stephen The Colbert Report was playing on her iPad as she drifted off for another night.

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877. In 2013 Meryl Streep starred in the volatile family drama August: Osage County, earning yet another Oscar nomination.

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878. Stephen Hillenburg had wanted to call SpongeBob "Spongeboy", but was foiled by a mop company.

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879. Samantha Bee holds both Canadian and United States citizenship after being naturalized as an American citizen in 2014.

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880. Tom Petty is legendary, and his music will live on forever.

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881. In 1994, George Lucas began work on the screenplay of the first prequel, tentatively titled Episode I: The Beginning.

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882. Conan OBrien claimed at the time to have had a contract with game developer EA Sports to develop this idea, although it fell through.

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883. Jimmy Kimmel had some fun with first lady Michelle Obama in a funny segment encouraging her to open up about things she couldn't say while in the White House.

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884. In 1999, Lorne Michaels married Alice Barry, with whom he has three children.

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885. Carol Burnett was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1985 and into California Hall of Fame in 2009.

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886. Margaret Atwood continued her exploration of the implications of Canadian literary themes for Canadian identity in lectures such as Strange Things: The Malevolent North in Canadian Literature.

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887. On 12 May 2013, Michael Palin was made a BAFTA fellow, the highest honour that is conferred by the organisation.

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888. Zora Neale Hurston's worked with Ruth Benedict as well as fellow anthropology student Margaret Mead.

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889. Jorge Luis Borges said his father "tried to become a writer and failed in the attempt", despite the 1921 opus El caudillo.

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890. In 1995 Stephen Fry made national headlines when he abruptly abandoned his role in a play in the middle of its run in London and disappeared to Belgium without a trace.

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891. James Baldwin probed the issues of race with emphasis on self-determination, identity, and reality.

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892. Zora Neale Hurston was surrounded by successful African Americans at an early age.

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893. Kevin Hart requested joint custody of their two children, a daughter and a son.

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894. Jonathan Gold died on July 21, 2018, at St Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles at the age of 57, a week before his 58th birthday.

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895. Lorne Michaels is recognized as one of the most influential comedy producers of all time.

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896. Thomas Carlyle had a number of would-be romances before he married Jane Welsh, important as a literary figure in her own right.

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897. Lena Dunham tapped to write screenplay about Syrian refugee, internet laughs and laughs.

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898. Ann Coulter said President Donald Trump should face a 2020 Republican primary if he does not fulfill his border wall promise.

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899. Donald Glover was presented the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Comedy Series at the February 2009 ceremony for his work on the third season.

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900. Ruskin Bond makes friends with some Indian boys in the local marketplace.

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901. In 2012, Enzo Calzaghe made a cameo appearance as himself in an episode of the UK TV comedy drama Stella.

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902. Michael Gove was praised for his prominent role in scrapping a British bid for a Saudi prison contract.

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903. Chad Michael Murray won the Teen Choice Awards for the Breakout Movie Star in the male category in 2004 for his role in A Cinderella Story.

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904. Stan Lee wrote the book Zodiac, released in January 2015, with Stuart Moore.

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905. In 1919, Churchill sanctioned the use of tear gas on Kurdish tribesmen in Iraq.

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906. Donald Glover published a 74-page script titled "Because the Internet" on the website beacusetheinter.

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907. Anderson Cooper said he grew up watching Donahue and wanted to "pay homage" to him.

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908. Lu Xun produced harsh criticism of social problems in China, particularly in his analysis of the "Chinese national character".

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909. Tom Petty has had several small film roles, most notably a post-apocalyptic mayor in Kevin Costner's 1997 flop The Postman.

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910. In 1988, Stephen Fry wrote and presented a six-part comedy series entitled Saturday Night Fry.

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911. James Baldwin was a celebrated twentieth century African-American literary figure.

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912. Albert Brooks had a cameo in the opening scene of Twilight Zone: The Movie, playing a driver whose passenger has a shocking secret.

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913. Samantha Bee began her professional career acting in commercials and performing with The Atomic Fireballs, an all-female comedy troupe.

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914. In 2004, Steve Martin costarred with Bonnie Hunt to reprise the 1950s comedy Cheaper by the Dozen.

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915. Colin Jost is working as a "Weekend Update" co-anchor since 2014.

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916. Ivana Trump signaled his intention to run for a second term by filing with the FEC within hours of assuming the presidency.

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917. Steve Kornacki started his journalism career as a reporter for PoliticsNJ.

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918. Sarah Silverman Program is the last in the family of five siblings and was raised by her parents together with her three siblings in Manchester, New Hampshire.

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919. The Harlem Renaissance was an artistic flowering of the "New Negro" movement as its participants celebrated their African heritage and embraced self-expression, rejecting long-standing—and often degrading—stereotypes.

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920. Jimmy Kimmel thinks it's "shocking" that, according to a new poll, around 12 percent of Americans say they have never even heard of Vice President Mike Pence.

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921. Howard Hawks took the opportunity to accept a directing offer from Harry Cohn at Columbia Pictures.

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922. In 1938, Luis Borges found work as first assistant at the Miguel Cane Municipal Library.

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923. Piers Morgan is one of the best TV hosts, liked by many for his contributions.

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924. Samantha Bee joined McGill University where she studied humanities before transferring to the University of Ottawa.

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925. White America, the Harlem Renaissance provided the gateway into an unfamiliar culture that was a major ingredient of the country's "melting pot".

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926. Langston Hughes visited Haiti and Cuba in 1932, and after traveling to the Soviet Union as part of an ill-fated film project, he wound through Central Asia and the Far East before heading home.

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927. The Colbert Report teamed up with The Morgridge Family Foundation and ScanSource to fund 1,000 projects listed by over 800 teachers at 375 schools, the Greenville News reported at the time.

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928. Geoffrey Chaucer received his highest position, the clerkship of the royal works, in 1389.

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929. Thomas Jefferson was steeped in the British Whig tradition of the oppressed majority set against a repeatedly unresponsive court party in the Parliament.

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930. Mark Twain supported the labor movement, especially one of the most important unions, the Knights of Labor.

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931. Robert Bly published his second collection of poems, The Light Around the Body, in 1968.

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932. Brooks Hall went on to play for the Gophers before competing on two Olympic teams.

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933. Colin Jost is working as a "Weekend Update" co-anchor since 2014.

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934. In 2014, it was announced that Rian Johnson had signed to direct the eighth film in the rebooted "Star Wars" franchise, "Star Wars: The Last Jedi".

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935. In 2009, Chevy Chase appeared as a recurring villain in the spy sitcom, Chuck.

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936. Dylan Thomas was encouraged, and wrote many poems while still a teenager.

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937. Tim Conway joined the cast full-time in 1975 and became an audience favorite.

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938. Susan Collins says the projects have conserved more than a million acres of wildlife habitat.

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939. Jason Momoa told James Corden that, since he was 8 years old, he had his eyes on Bonet.

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940. Conan O'Brien got his nickname "Coco" after the second episode of his Tonight Show run.

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941. Donald Glover published a 74-page script titled "Because the Internet" on the website beacusetheinter.

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942. TM Krishna became the black hair; in fact, his name means "Dark One", and artistic works usually show him with dark skin.

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943. Philip Roth was the second child and had an elder brother named Sandy.

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944. Anderson Cooper said he grew up watching Donahue and wanted to "pay homage" to him.

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945. Sarah Silverman called out President Donald Trump's fearmongering attempts to motivate his base ahead of next week's midterm elections.

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946. The Colbert Report is an ordained minister with the Universal Life Church.

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947. Michael Gove was adopted and brought up in Aberdeen, in northern Scotland.

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948. Stephen Colbert appeared in a series of TV commercials for General Motors, as a not-too-bright investigator searching for the elusive "Mr Goodwrench".

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949. In late 2013, Joss Whedon spoke at an Equality Now event, where he issued a pointed dissection of the word "feminist".

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950. Mindy Kaling has thoughts on where her Office character, Kelly Kapoor, is that the NBC series is over.

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951. Kevin Smith described it as "less Brimstone or Dead Like Me and more like Shaun of the Dead than anything else".

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952. Ivana Trump is often photographed with his five children, and his wife, Melania.

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953. John Grisham has testified before Congress on behalf of the Innocence Project.

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954. Adam Smith left Oxford University in 1746, before his scholarship ended.

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955. Luis Borges brought with him the doctrine of Ultraism and launched his career, publishing surreal poems and essays in literary journals.

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956. The Harlem Renaissance encouraged analytic dialogue that included the open critique and the adjustment of current religious ideas.

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957. Steve Albini took a lot of criticism for the group's name, which he took from a character in Japanese comics.

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958. Stephen Colbert wrote and performed on the short-lived Dana Carvey Show before collaborating with Sedaris and Dinello again on the cult television series Strangers with Candy.

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959. Langston Hughes joined the engineering course at Columbia University in the United States and took a significant part in Harlem Renaissance, a promising cultural group of Harlem.

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960. Judd Apatow went on to co-produce comedy specials by Roseanne Arnold, Tom Arnold, and Jim Carrey.

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961. Stephen Fry has appeared in numerous advertisements—either on-screen or in voice-over—starting with an appearance as "Count Ivan Skavinsky Skavar" in a 1982 advert for Whitbread Best Bitter.

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962. Rod Serling began his career when television was a new medium.

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963. Chris Hardwick originated the role of Stacee Jaxx in Rock of Ages during its premiere run in Los Angeles.

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964. Stephen Fry is an award-winning comedian, actor, presenter and director.

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965. Ann Coulter is mainly known as being in favor of contentious political views.

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966. John Grisham said the big case came in 1984, but it was not his case.

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967. Stephen Colbert turned the conversation to things that Trump wishes weren't real, like the Mueller investigation, and a nervy Matthew Whitaker.

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968. Donald Glover published a 74-page script titled "Because the Internet" on the website beacusetheinter.

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969. David Baldacci wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of his novel Wish You Well ; the movie was shot on location in southwest Virginia with Academy Award winner Ellen Burstyn, Josh Lucas, and Mackenzie Foy in the lead roles.

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970. Luis Borges died of liver cancer on 14 June 1986, aged 86, in Geneva.

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971. Carol Burnett spoke last month at the Golden Globes about how networks are no longer willing to pay for such elaborate shows.

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972. On 6 January 2015, The Sun reported that Stephen Fry would marry his partner, comedian Elliott Spencer.

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973. On 6 October 2009, Stephen Fry was interviewed by Jon Snow on Channel 4 News as a signatory of a letter to British Conservative Party leader David Cameron expressing concern about the party forming a political alliance with the right-wing Polish Law and Justice party in the European Parliament.

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974. Donald Glover stars in the FX series Atlanta, which he created and occasionally directs.

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975. Stephen Colbert got his start in comedy at the famous Second City improv theatre in Chicago, Illinois, where he would hone his skills on the stage and on the road, meeting several friends and future collaborators.

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976. Piers Morgan played cupid to set up his co-host Susanna Reid with Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish.

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977. Stephen Fry has appeared in numerous advertisements—either on-screen or in voice-over—starting with an appearance as "Count Ivan Skavinsky Skavar" in a 1982 advert for Whitbread Best Bitter.

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978. Shashi Tharoor is booked under Section 306 of the IPC, which attracts maximum punishment of 10 years.

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979. Vince Russo obtained a buyout from his Time Warner contract after the demise of WCW.

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980. On March 30, 2017, Susan Collins would again join Senator Lisa Murkowski to break party lines on a vote; this time against a bill allowing states to defund Planned Parenthood.

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981. Robert Bly is an American poet, author, translator, and activist.

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982. In 1997, Jon Stewart was chosen as the host and interviewer for George Carlin's 10th HBO special, 40 Years of Comedy.

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983. Howard Hawks finished his junior year of high school at Citrus Union High School in Glendora.

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984. Dorothy Parker was a legendary literary figure, known for her biting wit.

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985. Rian Johnson has made a few movies since he broke into Hollywood, with Star Wars: The Last Jedi being his only blockbuster movie so far.

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986. In 2012, Mindy Kaling left "The Office" in order to star in her own show, "The Mindy Project", on Fox.

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987. Thomas Carlyle had a friendship with writer Geraldine Jewsbury starting in 1840.

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988. In 2002 Simon David created The Wire, which was ostensibly a take on the common "cop show" but was tailored to fit his views of contemporary American society.

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989. Luis Borges was disgusted by what he described as Germany's "chaotic descent into darkness" and the attendant rewriting of history.

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990. In 1955, "arming to parley", Churchill authorized the manufacture of a British hydrogen bomb while still striving for a summit conference.

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991. Mahasweta Devi wrote over 100 novels and over 200 volumes of short stories, primarily in Bengali.

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992. Colin Jost was hired for SNL when he was 22—as ya do, immediately after graduating from Harvard, where he was the president of the Harvard Lampoon, that hallowed publication of humor that has spewed out countless comedy notables in its time.

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993. Judd Apatow has an estimated net worth of $90 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.

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994. David Walliams earned his fame in the world of TV comedy, but he is a brilliant children's author, having written lots of hilarious, poignant and spellbinding books.

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995. Conan O'Brien provided the voice of talk show host Dave Endochrine in the 2013 DC Universe animated original movie Batman: The Dark Knight Returns.

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996. Donald Glover published a 74-page script titled "Because the Internet" on the website beacusetheinter.

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997. In 2000 Michael Palin was honoured as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his services to television.

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998. Langston Hughes spent the year after high school in Mexico with his father, who tried to discourage him from writing.

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999. Simon David was the creator, show runner, executive producer and head writer of the HBO drama series The Wire.

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1000. Susan Collins has voted against free-trade agreements including the Dominican RepublicCentral America Free Trade Agreement.

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1001. Margaret Atwood appears in a cameo in the first episode as one of the Aunts at the Red Center.

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