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== [[Real Life]] ==
== [[Real Life]] ==
* When Arnold Schwarzenegger first started in Hollywood, the producers changed his name to Arnold Strong.
* When Arnold Schwarzenegger first started in Hollywood, the producers changed his name to Arnold Strong.
* In [[World War One]] the British Royal Family changed its collective surname from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Saxe-Coburg_and_Gotha Saxe-Coburg Gotha] to [[The House of Windsor|Windsor]]. When [[HG Wells]] complained about Britain's "alien and uninspiring court," George V is said to have replied, "[[I Take Offense to That Last One|I may be uninspiring, but I'll be damned if I'm alien]]!"
* In [[World War One]] the British Royal Family changed its collective surname from [[wikipedia:House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha|Saxe-Coburg Gotha]] to [[The House of Windsor|Windsor]]. When [[HG Wells]] complained about Britain's "alien and uninspiring court," George V is said to have replied, "[[I Take Offense to That Last One|I may be uninspiring, but I'll be damned if I'm alien]]!"
* Issur Danielovitch Demsky changed his name to Kirk Douglas.
* Issur Danielovitch Demsky changed his name to Kirk Douglas.
* [[Isaac Asimov]] was born Isaak Yudovich Ozimov. The name change [[Spell My Name With an "S"|didn't help much]].
* [[Isaac Asimov]] was born Isaak Yudovich Ozimov. The name change [[Spell My Name With an "S"|didn't help much]].