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• Actresses born overseas or to immigrant parents simplified their names to fit in with the Hollywood scenes, such as Swedish-born Lovisa Gustafsson, better known as Greta Garbo. The daughter of Russian immigrants, Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko chose the much simpler Natalie Wood for her stage name.

• Not a day goes by that one of the hits by Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta isn’t on the radio.

At age 20, a talent scout referred Stefani to a music producer and the couple began dating.

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• Dana Elaine Owens was just eight years old when she found her future name. While looking through a book of Arabic names, Dana discovered the name “Latifah,” which means “delicate and very kind” in that language. Queen Latifah released her first rap single in 1988.

• In 1966, Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O’Brien was the world’s best-selling female singer in the world. Who was she? She was the British pop singer Dusty Springfield, whose first hit in 1963 was “I Only Want to Be With You,” followed by “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me” and “Son of a Preacher Man.” The nickname Dusty came about because she was a tomboy who enjoyed playing football with the boys in the street.

• From a jewel to a flower – that’s the route that Australian hip-hop artist Iggy Azalea took. Azalea, who moved to the United States to pursue her career at age 16, was born Amethyst Amelia Kelly.

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• “Batman” star Michael Keaton (born Michael Douglas) changed his last name in order to prevent confusion between himself and another well-known actor named Michael Douglas. He had recently read an article about actress Diane Keaton and decided he liked the sound of it. Ironically, Michael Douglas was the son of Kirk Douglas, whose real name was Issur Danielovitch Demsky, not Douglas at all! Kirk’s parents had emigrated from what is now Belarus, and as a child, he was known as Izzy Demsky. He changed his name just prior to entering the U.S. Navy in World War II. • Another celebrity changed her name to avoid being confused with another. Singer Katy Perry’s given name is Katy Hudson, but there was already a Kate Hudson on the scene, the daughter of Goldie Hawn and actress who had starred in “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,” “The Skeleton Key,” “You, Me and DuPree,” and many others. Although Katy Perry released her debut studio album under the name Katy Hudson, it was commercially unsuccessful. Perry is her mother’s maiden name. She holds the world record for the most Twitter followers, and was the first person to gain 90 million followers.

She was the highest-earning female celebrity in 2015, and her net worth is estimated at $125 million.

• English singer David Robert Jones was also concerned about being confused with Davy Jones of the Monkees, and gave himself a new name, David Bowie, in tribute to the 19th-century American frontiersman Jim Bowie, who made famous the 9.25-in-long hunting knife he carried. Jim Bowie was killed at the Alamo. ...continued

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• British actress Helen Mirren, who has an Oscar, 4 Emmys, 3 Golden Globes, and a Tony to her credit, began her career in the Royal Shakespeare Company. The daughter of a Russian immigrant father and granddaughter of a Russian diplomat, she was born Ilyena Lydia Vasilievna Mironov.

• The star of 142 films, 83 of them Westerns, John Wayne was one of the top box office stars for 30 years. Born Marion Robert Morrison, his life’s original course involved a football scholarship from the University of Southern California, but a broken collarbone suffered in a bodysurfing accident derailed those plans. Without any funds to continue his studies in pre-law, he took a job at a film studio, and was given a few small bit parts using the name Duke Morrison. (As a child, his constant companion was his Airedale Terrier, Duke, and Marion became known as “Little Duke.”) In 1930, the Fox Studios chief suggested the name of John Wayne. It wasn’t until he was 32 years old that the Duke’s career took off when he starred in “Stagecoach.” John Wayne was a great fan of the game of chess, and frequently played the game between takes on the movie set.

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• The roots of the plant are where the highest level of poison is found. However, great care needs to be exercised when picking the leaves of the plant. Without gloves, the toxin is easily absorbed through the skin.

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• Wolfsbane has been mentioned many times in literature and films. In the 1931 horror movie “Dracula,” Van Helsing, a vampire and enemy of Count Dracula, advises using sprigs of wolfbane as protection against vampires. In the 1941 movie “The Wolf Man,” the chant is recited, “Even a man who is pure in heart, and says his prayers by night, may become a wolf when the wolfsbane blooms and the autumn moon is bright.” In the “Harry Potter” movie series, the wizards teach that the plant can be used as an ingredient in a potion that werewolves can use to maintain their rationality and conscience when they are transformed into a wolf.

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• When ingested by a human, symptoms begin within an hour, with nausea and vomiting occurring almost immediately, followed by a powerful burning feeling in the limbs and abdomen, accompanied by motor weakness and numbness in the limbs. It takes just 20 ml. of aconite to kill an adult human, which usually occurs in as little as two to six hours. The toxin can cause heart arrhythmia, and paralysis of the heart and respiratory systems.

• Greek mythology tells us that the granddaughter of the sun god, sorceress Medea, attempted to poison Theseus the king of Athens with a cup of wine poisoned with wolfsbane.

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• The plant is part of the aconitum genus. Several species have been used to make poisonous arrows. Nomadic people in India put aconite on their arrows to hunt ibex, a species of wild goats, while native Aleuts of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands have used it for hunting whales.

• According to mythology, wolfsbane can protect people from werewolves. Its unpleasant smell repels them, and the toxin can also destroy them.

Supposedly, it can also be used to determine if an individual is a werewolf. If the plant’s flower casts a yellow shadow on the person’s chin, he/she is indeed a werewolf. Legend also has it that aconite was an ingredient used by witches for their magical ointments, and was useful for causing hallucinations.

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• At first glance, wolfsbane, a member of the buttercup family, is a lovely plant, with delicate purplish-blue flowers and attractive foliage. Yet every part of this plant is poisonous, including its sap, and it should not be grown where children are present, nor used as part of your cut flower arrangement. Certain varieties are also known as monkshood, due to the shape of the flowers that resemble the cowls worn by monks.

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• “Clean, shiny china is easy with this simple recipe! Use a half-cup of Borax powder in a sinkful of warm water. Dip the china in the sink and rinse with cool water.” — F.T. in Louisiana • Keep a pumice stone in the shower or bath. Once a week, plug up the bath while you shower and, if you want a real treat, add a little Epsom salts to the tub. When you have finished showering, your feet will have had a nice soak and will be ready for scrubbing. After you dry off, make sure to moisturize well, and your feet will stay looking great and be ready for sandal season again (if it ever comes back!).” — C.T. in Maryland • Sweaters don’t belong on hangers, but they can be bulky and take over your drawers. Try this storage trick this winter: Roll sweaters and display them in the sections of a hanging bin organizer in your closet. You also may find that they do well in the slots of a shoe rack.

• This is an old carpenter’s trick, but so very useful: Use a clothespin to hold a nail you are about to hammer.

It works especially well if you need to nail in an awkward place. This way, you will not pound your fingers or thumb.

• Need to secure a small amount of cash? Try this traveler’s trick: Stick the cash inside a clean sanitary napkin wrapper and reseal. No one will suspect a thing!

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• On Feb. 14, 278 A.D., Valentine, a priest in Rome, is executed for defying Emperor Claudius II and performing marriages in secret. Claudius believed that Roman men were unwilling to join his army because of their attachment to their families, and banned all marriages. Today, we celebrate Feb. 14 as Valentine's Day. • On Feb. 13, 1633, Italian philosopher, astronomer and mathematician Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome to face charges of heresy for advocating that the Earth revolves around the Sun. Galileo remained under house arrest until his death in 1642.

• On Feb. 19, 1777, the Continental Congress votes to promote five men to major general, but overlooks Benedict Arnold, who felt slighted and threatened to resign. In 1780, Arnold became the most famous traitor in American history when he offered to hand over West Point to the British.

• On Feb. 16, 1894, gunslinger John Wesley Hardin is pardoned after spending 15 years in a Texas prison for murder. Hardin was reputed to have shot and killed a man just for snoring and had probably killed at least 40 people.

• On Feb. 17, 1904, Giacomo Puccini's opera "Madame Butterfly" premieres in Milan, Italy.

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• On Feb. 15, 1965, a new Canadian national flag is raised in the capital of Ottawa. In 1964, the Canadian Parliament had voted to adopt a new design, a white background with a stylized 11-point red maple leaf in its center.

• On Feb. 18, 2001, NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Sr. dies at age of 49 in a last-lap crash at the Daytona 500. While vying for third place in his famous black No. 3 Chevrolet, Earnhardt collided with another car, then crashed into a wall. © 2017 King Features Synd., Inc.

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When a King Bows to a Sir Charles Barkley has a big mouth, which is appropriate considering he also has a very large head. He used to get paid for bouncing a ball, but for the past 10 years he’s gotten paid to break them as a game-day analyst for TNT. Nobody knows this more than the King — LeBron James.

Barkley was one of the first to rip James’ decision to leave Cleveland for Miami in his “The Decision” telecast that needlessly cuckolded a fan base that only loved the guy.

“Punk move” was how Barkley put it out there.

This year he made a comment about how James will never be considered in the top five of basketball’s all-time players (for the record, Barkley counts them as Michael Jordan, Oscar Robertson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell). Last week Barkley called him “inappropriate” and “whiny” after James openly complained about the Cavs’ inability to sign another playmaker for their anticipated title defense.

“The Cleveland Cavaliers, they have given him everything he wanted,” Barkley expounded. “They have the highest payroll in NBA history ... he’s the best player in the world.

Does he want all of the good players?

He don’t want to compete? He is an amazing player. They’re the defend-

ing champs.”

Well, LeBron James has had enough. When an ESPN staff writer reached out to him after a loss for comment, James did another thing Barkley is pretty good at: He teed off.

“I’m not going to let him disrespect my legacy like that,” James said.

“I’m not the one who threw somebody through a window. I never spit on a kid. I never had unpaid debt in Las Vegas. I never said, ‘I’m not a role model.’ I never showed up to AllStar Weekend on Sunday because I was in Vegas all weekend partying.

All I’ve done for my entire career is represent the NBA the right way.

Fourteen years, never got in trouble.

Respected the game. Print that.”

And that’s exactly what we’ll do.

There’s James’ take on Barkley.

James had every right to pursue championships in Miami. He has professional pride; he may become the all-time leading scorer, winner of championships ... who knows?

He’s certainly in the top 10. He has represented the NBA the right way.

He was great with Amy Schumer in “Trainwreck.” And why shouldn’t he be concerned with Golden State returning with a vengeance — this time with Kevin Durant in tow?

Problem is, Barkley said nothing wrong. “The Decision” was a punk move. LeBron James isn’t on the NBA’s Mount Rushmore plus one, at least not yet. And Barkley was right, complimentary even, when he called him the “best player in the world.”

James asked why Barkley is even relevant in today’s game. The answer is because James, the King, deigned to get into a mudfight with a lowly “Sir,” so quit your whining!

Mark Vasto is a veteran sportswriter who lives in New Jersey. © 2017 King Features Synd., Inc.

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• Actor/filmmaker/comedian Al Brooks started out attending Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University, but dropped out after one year to concentrate on a career in comedy. He changed his name at age 19 to Albert Brooks from his original Albert Einstein and frequently jokes, “The real Albert Einstein changed his name to sound more intelligent.”

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• Stevland Hardaway Judkins, better known as Stevie Wonder, was born six weeks premature, and further growth of his eyes was halted, causing his retinas to detach, resulting in blindness. At the young age of 11, Stevie was already signed to the Motown record label with a five-year contract. A Motown producer gave him the name Little Stevie Wonder. Wonder dropped the “Little” part two years later. At age 13, he became the youngest artist ever to top the Billboard chart, with his first #1 Billboard hit, “Fingertips.” To date, he has won 25 Grammy Awards, with the first in 1973 for “Superstition.”

• Cherilyn Sarkisian met Salvatore Bono in 1962 in a Los Angeles coffee shop. She was just 16, he was 27. Sonny was working for a record producer and the pair teamed up to sing under the name Caesar and Cleo. In 1964, they married and changed to Sonny and Cher and soon had their first hit, “Baby, Don’t Go.” Of course, their best-known hit was 1965’s “I Got You Babe.”

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