Rare Facts You Never Knew About Marilyn Monroe

Across State Lines

in 1942, Doc Goddard was relocated to West Virginia. Due to child protection laws in California at the time, the Goddards were not legally permitted to remove Norma from the state. She either had to return to the orphanage or find another way to stay in the state, so she figured out a solution. She got married at age 16 to her 21-year-old neighbor.

The More You Know

In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead — he suffered a heart attack mid-race but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20–1 outsider victory.
The hashtag symbol is technically called an octothorpe.
England is hit with more tornadoes per square mile than any other country in the world.
More than 800 languages are spoken in Papua New Guinea.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.