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These Famous People Are Secretly Geniuses, And I Bet You Don't Know Why

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Ken Jeong is intimidatingly smart because:

Ken Jeong is a doctor, and he still renews his medical license.

Steve Martin is intimidatingly smart because:

Steve Martin joined the Mensa organization. He wrote about it in the New Yorker.

Ashton Kutcher is intimidatingly smart because:

Ashton Kutcher studied biochemical engineering at the University of Iowa.

Conan O'Brien is intimidatingly smart because:

Conan O'Brien graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard.

Gerard Butler is intimidatingly smart because:

Gerard Butler pursued a law degree from Glasgow University.

Shaquille O'Neal is intimidatingly smart because:

Shaquille O'Neal has a master's degree from the University of Phoenix and a doctorate in education from Barry University.

Tom Hiddleston is intimidatingly smart because:

Tom Hiddleston knows four languages.

Questlove is intimidatingly smart because:

Questlove is an adjunct instructor at NYU.

Alicia Keys is intimidatingly smart because:

Alicia Keys was valedictorian when she graduated high school at the age of 16.

David Duchovny is intimidatingly smart because:

David Duchovny was pursuing a PhD in English before he landed his role on "X-Files."

Shakira is intimidatingly smart because:

Shakira can speak English, Spanish, Italian, Catalan, Portuguese, and French.

Ashley Judd is intimidatingly smart because:

Ashley Judd got a master's in Public Administration from Harvard.

Kal Penn is intimidatingly smart because: 

Kal Penn taught two courses at the University of Pennsylvania.

Karlie Kloss is intimidatingly smart because:

Karlie Kloss codes in her spare time.

Ben Stein is intimidatingly smart because:

Ben Stein is a graduate of Yale Law, an economics professor, and he's "written or cowritten roughly 30 books."

Viggo Mortensen is intimidatingly smart because:

Viggo Mortensen knows English, French, Danish, Italian, Norwegian, Arabic, and Catalan.

Nolan Gould is intimidatingly smart because:

Nolan Gould is a member of Mensa and graduated high school at 13.

Finally, Kristen Stewart is intimidatingly smart because:

Kristen Stewart has published a paper through Cornell University on Neural Style Transfer.

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These Famous People Are Secretly Geniuses, And I Bet You Don't Know Why

Each celeb below is intimidatingly smart. Can you guess why?

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These Famous People Are Secretly Geniuses, And I Bet You Don't Know Why

Each celeb below is intimidatingly smart. Can you guess why?

23 Celebrities With Seriously Awesome Academic Credentials

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