Rare Facts You Never Knew About Marilyn Monroe

Bad Tests

Jean Norman wanted to try her hand at the silver screen, so she signed with an acting agency in 1946. She had a less than successful interview with Paramount Pictures but was screen-tested anyway by a 20th Century-Fox executive. Though she botched the test, she was signed due to a rival company asking for her contract.

The More You Know

The first American woman to go to medical school was admitted as a joke. Geneva Medical School thought it was joke when Elizabeth Blackwell applied to attend 1847. She graduated in 1849, started her own practice, and opened an infirmary for the poor.
Hippos produce their own sunblock.
Mattel once tried to sue Aqua over their song "Barbie Girl". The judge literally told them to "chill".
The speed of a computer mouse is measured in "Mickeys."

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.