Stuff Learned Along The Way · 7:29am Oct 25th, 2023
Arnold Shwartzeneggger almost turned down the role of The Terminator (arguably his most famous role) because the part had only 23 lines in the whole movie.
Abraham Lincoln was a famous wrestler in his youth. He had only 1 loss in about 300 matches.
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemmons) went to Nevada (as detailed in his book Roughing It) because he signed a bail note for a friend who jumped bail & he didn't have the money to pay it. He left that part out. (He had a tendency to not let mere facts hinder a good story.)
Isaac Asimov was posthumously diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome. Explains how he was so prolific 
Isaac Asimov died of AIDS. (Back then, they didn't screen blood for surgery. )
When I was growing up, the 3 most prominent Sci-fi authors were Asimov, Clarke, and Heinlein. All 3 also wrote important nonfiction articles & Asimov +Clarke both wrote FAR more nonfiction than fiction. In fact, less than 1% of everything Asimove ever wrote was Sci-fi.
