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Clooney is a distant  relative of Abraham Lincoln,  the 16th President of the  United States. 

Clooney is a licensed private pilot and owns several airplanes. 

Clooney was voted People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" twice, in 1997 and 2006. 

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Clooney once tried out for  the Cincinnati Reds baseball  team but was not  offered a contract. 

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Clooney suffers from tinnitus,  a constant ringing in the ears,  which he attributes to years of exposure to loud noise on movie  sets and from riding motorcycles. 

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Clooney has a talent for  cutting hair and has been  known to give haircuts  to friends on set. 

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Clooney is a big fan of the  TV show "Game of Thrones"  and has reportedly named his  pet pig after one of the  show's characters. 

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Clooney was once involved in a  prank war with fellow actor  Brad Pitt, during the filming  of the "Ocean's" trilogy. 

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Clooney is a big supporter  of President Barack Obama  and has hosted several  fundraisers for him. 

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Clooney once had a pet  potbellied pig named Max,  which he kept as a pet  for 18 years.