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Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 – 30 May 1744)

18th-century English poet. He is best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer, and he is also famous for his use of the heroic couplet. He is the second-most frequently quoted writer in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations after Shakespeare. (Wikipedia)

From our stacks: Frontispiece, ‘Epigram’, title page detail “Pope’s Villa, Twickenham in 1805.”, and cover detail from The Complete Poetical Works of Alexander Pope. Cambridge Edition. Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company. The Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1902.

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5 Facts You May Not Have Known About Beyonce and Jay Z

1. They reportedly met and talked on the phone for a year and a half before going on their first date.

2. Beyonce wrote Crazy in Love in two hours … with a hangover!

3. Jay Z reportedly dated rapper Lil Kim in the past.

4. Beyonce had the same boyfriend, Lyndell Locke, from ages 12 to 19.

5. Beyonce’s ex-boyfriend supposedly cheated on her five times.

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Interesting Facts About Rihanna..

1.She was never called Rihanna until she became a big star. Rihanna is actually her middle name, her full name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty.

2.All her siblings including herself have names starting with an “R.” She has two younger brothers Rorrey and Rajad.

3.She recorded a demo tape which was sent to several record labels. Once she auditioned for Jay-Z, the president of Def Jam Records, he signed her on. She was 16 at the time and had moved to New York .

4.Her first single “Pon De Replay” hit the Top Five in the Billboard Chart. Jay Z was concerned that Pon De Replay was so big that it would be the only song she was known for. Luckily, he was wrong.

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4 Interesting Facts About Angelina Jolie..

1. Angelina Jolie Voight was born on June 4, 1975, in Los Angeles, California, to actor Jon Voight and actress Marcheline Bertrand.

2.Angelina’s blood is composed of five non American blood ancestry and with American blood traced from the Indigenous people, Iroquois from North America. She has blood traces from France, Germany, Slovakia, Netherlands and Canada.

3.Her natural hair color is dark blonde. Her mother dyed it dark brown when she was four or five and she’s kept it dark ever since.

4.Angelina has a tattoo between her shoulder blades that says “Know Your Rights”. This phrase tattooed is a title of a song from her favorite band, The Clash.

Angelina Jolie

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3 Super Weird Facts About Johnny Depp! 

1.He had like 20 different homes as a kid:

His early life basically consisted of moving around a lot, and it wasn't until they landed in Miramar, Florida that they decided to settle. 

2. He actually dropped out of high school to become a rockstar.:  His principal actually encouraged him to drop out. And he got his first guitar when he was 12, and instantly fell in love.

3.Despite being one of the highest paid male celebrities ever, Depp has never won an Oscar: He's been nominated several times, including for his work in the Pirates Of The Caribbean film franchise.