Did You Know These Stars Were On Their High School Cheer Squads?

George W. Bush

Yep, you read that right. Armed with a megaphone and tons of cheer, future President George W. Bush was once the cheer caption at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. He also played basketball but was great at multi-tasking for both teams. He would later attend Harvard Business school and Yale University, but he never forgot his roots. 

A Southern President

Texas-born and bred George W. Bush followed in his father's footsteps and became the 43rd president of the United States. He followed Bill Clinton, and preceded Barack Obama in office. His time in office was plagued by 9/11 and the war in Iraq.

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The More You Know

  • Jonah Hill had to go to the hospital for bronchitis while filming Wolf of Wall Street. For seven months, he was snorting vitamin D (almost) daily, pretending it was cocaine.
  • Shakira was banned from her school’s choir, and her classmates said she sounded like a goat. The Hips Don’t Lie superstar sure showed them!
  • Jack Black is the son of rocket scientists.
  • Oprah’s name isn’t actually Oprah.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.