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Michael Jackson wanted to do a Harry Potter musical. J.K. Rowling said no.

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DID YOU KNOW? Marlon Brando hated memorizing lines so much that he posted cue cards everywhere to help him get through scenes. He even asked for lines to be written on an actress's posterior. (That request was denied.)