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Did you know that there is a physical condition known as situs inversus in which the organs of the body are in a reversed location. eg., the heart is in the right chest instead of the left, etc, This condition occurs in about 1 person in 50,000. People with this condition often die in their 20s, but some have lived till their 80s and 90s. 

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Actor Guy Pearce has carried heartbreak since childhood. At just eight years old, he lost his father in a horrific plane accident that shattered his family and forced him to grow up too soon.

In August 1976, Stuart Pearce, a decorated RAF squadron leader and chief test pilot for Australia’s government aircraft industry, was killed when the tail of his plane broke away mid-flight. His navigator survived, but Pearce never came home.

Left with his mother Anne and disabled sister Tracy, Pearce became “the man of the house.” He remembers routines of responsibility—turning off the TV, practising instruments, helping his sister to bed—that shaped his resilience but robbed him of a carefree childhood.

Years later, Pearce admitted the loss left him fearful of change and “jangling with nerves.” He struggled with anger, turned to marijuana for calm, and only through therapy began to face the trauma.

Now 58, Pearce reflects on those years differently, especially as a father to his son Monte. His pain, he says, forged the strength behind both his life and his performances.

 

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Ben Mendelson also has a interesting background, his father is a famous and lauded scientist.

 

He headed the Florey institute for medical research.