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== [[Real Life]] == |
== [[Real Life]] == |
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* 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. |
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* In [[World War One]] the British Royal Family changed its collective surname from [ |
* 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]]!" |
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* Issur Danielovitch Demsky changed his name to Kirk Douglas. |
* Issur Danielovitch Demsky changed his name to Kirk Douglas. |
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* [[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]]. |