weird celebrity facts that are 100% true number one Julia Robert's birth was paid for by Martin Luther King Jr Julia Robert's parents were friends with Martin Luther King Jr he paid for her hospital bill in 1967 as a kind gesture helping the struggling family number two Dr Ruth westeimer was a trained sniper in the Israeli Army before becoming a sex therapist Dr Ruth served in the Israeli army during the 1948 Arab Israeli War she was trained as a sniper number three James Lipton used to manage sex workers in Paris he was young and struggling and saw it as a way to make a living despite its controversial nature number four vanelis composer of Chariots of Fire cannot read music vanelis the acclaimed composer is unable to read sheet music he's self-taught composing by ear