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Not everyone brilliant and famous started out that way!

 

Winston Churchill failed the sixth grade

Abraham Lincoln entered The Black Hawk War as a captain and came out a private

Verner Von Braun, developer of the Saturn Rocket flunked 9th grade algebra

When Thomas Edison was a boy, his teachers told him he was too stupid to learn anything

Leo Tolstoy flunked out of college

Here's a list of modern day Mensa members.  In order to be in Mensa your IQ must be within the top 2% of the population.  You may be surprized at who qualifies.  If you would like further information on Mensa membership, go to their website at http://www.mensa.org
 
Geena Davis, academy award winning actress
Scott Adams, creator of the Dilbert comic strip
Joyce Carol Oates, author and professor
Norman Schwarzkopf, planner of Operation Desert Storm
Isaac Asimov, science fiction writer
Alan Rachins, TV actor
Henry Milligan, former boxer
Bob Speca, professional domino toppler
Dr. Julie Peterson, former Playboy playmate

Site Last Updated 4/17/08