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Elvis Presley
Elvis Was a Twin
Elvis was born at their two-room house in East Tupelo, Mississippi, just 35 minutes after his twin brother, Jesse Garon, was stillborn. 1)
Never Performed Outside North America
Despite becoming a global music superstar, Elvis never played live outside of North America, with all of his appearances in 1957 taking place in the United States and a handful in Canada. 2)
Rumors That Elvis’ Manager Was an Illegal Immigrant
There has been widespread conjecture that Elvis never played overseas because his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, was an illegal immigrant who was afraid of being refused re-entry into the nation.3)
Presley Bought The Roosevelt Yacht
In 1964, Elvis paid $55,000 for the old presidential yacht The Potomac, which belonged to Franklin Delano Roosevelt. 4)
First Big Stage Performance
In June 1956, he made his first big stage appearance on “The Milton Berle Show,” performing his trademark song “Hound Dog”. 5)
Distant Relative of Two Presidents
Elvis Presley is a distant cousin of Abraham Lincoln and Jimmy Carter, both past US presidents.6)
Ladies
Following his divorce from Priscilla in 1972, Elvis became quite the ladies' man, bringing women to Graceland. 7)
Graceland
The purchase price of Elvis' Graceland mansion in Memphis in 1957, at the start of his career, was merely $100,000. 8)