#78: We guess the origins of unusual celebrity nicknames

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How did singer Phil Collins get an honorary Bone Thugs-N-Harmony name? Lawrence Tureaud is perhaps better known by the moniker Mr. T., But what was his childhood nickname? In the movie Sinners, the character Smoke smokes cigarettes when he’s with twin his brother Stack, but smokes a pipe when he’s not with his brother. Why? Former president Ronald Reagan was often referred to as “the Gipper” by the media, and the catchphrase “win won for the Gipper” caught fire. Who was the actual Gipper? Ninth century Viking leader Ivar Ragnarsson led invasions into England and Ireland, and died circa 873 ACE. What was his unusual moniker, and how did he get it?

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