Of course, the daughter of Ric Flair has just as much swag as he did during his prime years in the ring. As a second-generation pro-wrestler, Charlotte Flair was made to be a superstar in the WWE just like her father. The funny thing about Charlotte's legacy so far is that she actually might be a more fundamentally sound wrestler than Ric Flair. While Ric was showboating in alligator-skin shoes and flashing Rolexes, he wasn't the most athletic wrestler during his stint in pro-wrestling. His daughter, on the other hand, can do it all. Turning standing Suplexes into Neckbreakers, executing multiple Push-Up Headscissor Slams with ease, and closing out matches with her front flipping finisher, the Natural Selection there isn't anything Charlotte isn't willing to do in the ring.
In 2012, Charlotte Flair entered the WWE under their developmental program making an instant impact winning the NXT Championship and being named Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) Rookie of the Year in 2014. The following year, Flair was added to the WWE's main roster where she was the final holder of the WWE Divas Championship, the 4x winner and inaugural holder of the RAW Women's Championship, and a 5x Smackdown Women's Championship holder making her a ten-time record-setting WWE Champion on the main roster. Flair also became one of the first women, alongside Ronda Rousey and Becky Lynch to headline a Wrestlemania event. Honestly, Charlotte is filling the shoes of her father just fine.
When we think of inventors, the image that comes to mind is usually that of a frazzled scientist toiling away in a lab, not celebrities pulled from the pages of Us Weekly. However, a number of well-known public figures hold patents for various innovations. Some are related to the work that made them famous, while others are offshoots of hobbies or just a single great idea.
Part of guitar wizard Eddie Van Halen's signature sound was his two-handed tapping technique, but letting all ten fingers fly while simultaneously holding up the guitar's neck could get a bit tricky. Van Halen came up with a novel way to get around this problem, though; he invented a support (top) that could flip out of the back of his axe's body to raise and stabilize the fretboard so he could tap out searing songs like "Eruption." While Van Halen was obviously interested in improving his guitar work, the patent application he filed in 1985 notes that the device would work with any stringed instrument. Want to tap out a scorching mandolin solo? Find someone selling Eddie's device.
It’s probably not surprising that James Cameron—who designed a submersible to take him to the deepest known part of the ocean—will often invent technology to make his films if what he needs doesn’t exist. He holds a number of patents, including US Patent No. 4996938, “apparatus for propelling a user in an underwater environment,” that he and his brother, Michael, created to film The Abyss and patented in 1989. The device is basically an underwater dolly equipped with propellers that makes it easy for a camera operator to maneuver in the water—and allowed Cameron to capture the shots he wanted for the 1989 film, part of which was filmed in an abandoned nuclear reactor.
In 1987 Jamie Lee Curtis designed and patented a disposable diaper that included a waterproof pocket that held baby wipes. She hasn't profited from her idea yet, though, since she refuses to license the patent until diaper companies make biodegradable products.
You know him as a rock legend, but Neil Young also loves trains—so much that he owns a stake in a model train manufacturing company and has an extensive collection. He also holds seven patents related to model trains, including Patent No. US5441223, "Model train controller using electromagnetic field between track and ground."