25 "Not So Well Known" Facts about Michael Jackson
1: Michael Jackson's favourite animated character was Pinocchio
2: When he was a child his favourite books included Rip Van Winkle and The Old Man and the Sea
3: Michael Jackson was very ticklish
4: Saint Vincent, an island in the Caribbean, once issued Michael Jackson stamps
5: The singer once owned a boa constrictor called “Muscles”
6: As a youngster he used to put spiders in sister La Toyah’s bed
7: He played a scarecrow in The Wiz, a movie version of the Wizard of Oz
8: He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (one for himself and one as part of the Jackson Five)
9: Quincy Jones nicknamed him “smelly” – a slang term similar to “funky”
10: Jackson described his own voice on early Jackson 5 records as “like Minnie Mouse
11: He had two llamas called Louis and Lola
12: Thriller spent 37 weeks at number one in the US Billboard chart.
13: In 1984 he won eight Grammys – the highest amount ever won by one person in a single year
14: Billie Jean was the first video by a black artist to air on MTV.
15: Jackson owns the rights to the South Carolina State Anthem, South Carolina on My Mind.
16: He has waxworks in five Madame Tussauds museums across the world. Only Elvis Presley and Madonna have more.
17: He has sold more than 1 billion records worldwide
18: His favourite superhero is Morph from X-Men
19: He had a pet ram called Mr Tibbs
20: Jackson regularly wore a black armband to remind people of children suffering around the world.
21: The moonwalk was picked up from street dancers
22: A library once accused the singer of owing $1 million in overdue book fines
23: Jackson was a vegetarian
24: MC Hammer once challenged Jackson to a dance off
25: Michael often drank Ricola dissolved in hot water before shows
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