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I just started reading lots of books and then called the United Nations and asked if they could educate me. The more I got involved, the more I suddenly began to feel useful as a human being and felt like I was finally living as I should be.

Angelina Jolie

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Angelina Jolie
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: June 4
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