* Eminem is the fastest selling hip-hop artist as recorded by The Guinness Book of World Records.
* His mother Debbie has roots in Scandinavia.
* During the shooting of 8 Mile, Em would write lyrics for the soundtrack during breaks. When shooting resumes crew members will have to pull the notepad from him in order to catch his attention and make him stop writing.
* He was bullied badly in his childhood as he was smaller than the rest of his peers and also people mistakenly mistook him as being retarded. He hums tunes loudly, not thinking that anyone can hear him.
* Eminem's roots can be traced back to Scotland and Wales.
* There have been false reports of his death - 4 times in a car crash and a drug overdose once.
* Eminem is the oldest member of the Dirty Dozen.
* He is a Spiderman fan.
* Em is a Baptist (just like his mom and the rest of her family). He's not religious though. Kim's the one who is Catholic. She's also not religious.
* Em wears glasses due to the fact that he has a near-sighted condition.
* Em's a gadget freak.
* Eminem has a favourite porn star named Janet Jacme.
* Kim and Em's term of endearment is "Stinky".
* Even though it was reported that Eminem had attempted suicide it was untrue. He has mistakenly overdosed on anti-depressants to fight his depression.
* The platinum bracelet and ring he usually wears both have "DAD" inscribed on them. Both are from Hailie.
* Eminem is actually a very quiet person despite his chosen career.
* He used to hate it when people stared at him.
* He really respects Robin Williams as an actor.
* Em's all-time favorite movie is The Matrix.
* His talent for words and lyrics was spotted at age 4 when he put words together that rhymed.
* At age 11, Eminem had an infatuation with Madonna.
* The first concert he ever went to is Run DMC, Big Daddy Kane and Queen Latifah in Detroit.
* Em cuts his own hair
* Eminem's preferred dance song is Busta Rhymes's "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See".
* Eminem and Dr. Dre's first choice for Stan was Macaulay Culkin but he was in a play at the time. Dre then picked Devon Sawa because he thought he looked like Em.
* Lose Yourself is one of the songs most likely to lead to car crashes according to polls.
* Elton John has dedicated his song Rocket Man to Em.
* Eminem's favourite make of car is Ford.
* Shannon Elizabeth was Eminem's initial choice to be the girl in the 'Superman' film.
* Neil Tennant has a crush on Eminem.
* He has got a cat named Tigger.
* For his 8 Mile role, Em dropped from 168 lbs to 145 lbs - extreme dedication to be fit for the role.
* Em likes to wear size XXL clothes as it makes him feel larger.
* Eminem's mother and father were in a band together.
* Eminem's friends say that he doesn't like to drive.
* Em does not smoke which is a surprise to some.
* When he was young he liked to spend his evenings memorizing the dictionary to increase his vocabulary.
* Eminem originally wanted to become a comic-book artist.
* His mother Debbie has roots in Scandinavia.
* During the shooting of 8 Mile, Em would write lyrics for the soundtrack during breaks. When shooting resumes crew members will have to pull the notepad from him in order to catch his attention and make him stop writing.
* He was bullied badly in his childhood as he was smaller than the rest of his peers and also people mistakenly mistook him as being retarded. He hums tunes loudly, not thinking that anyone can hear him.
* Eminem's roots can be traced back to Scotland and Wales.
* There have been false reports of his death - 4 times in a car crash and a drug overdose once.
* Eminem is the oldest member of the Dirty Dozen.
* He is a Spiderman fan.
* Em is a Baptist (just like his mom and the rest of her family). He's not religious though. Kim's the one who is Catholic. She's also not religious.
* Em wears glasses due to the fact that he has a near-sighted condition.
* Em's a gadget freak.
* Eminem has a favourite porn star named Janet Jacme.
* Kim and Em's term of endearment is "Stinky".
* Even though it was reported that Eminem had attempted suicide it was untrue. He has mistakenly overdosed on anti-depressants to fight his depression.
* The platinum bracelet and ring he usually wears both have "DAD" inscribed on them. Both are from Hailie.
* Eminem is actually a very quiet person despite his chosen career.
* He used to hate it when people stared at him.
* He really respects Robin Williams as an actor.
* Em's all-time favorite movie is The Matrix.
* His talent for words and lyrics was spotted at age 4 when he put words together that rhymed.
* At age 11, Eminem had an infatuation with Madonna.
* The first concert he ever went to is Run DMC, Big Daddy Kane and Queen Latifah in Detroit.
* Em cuts his own hair
* Eminem's preferred dance song is Busta Rhymes's "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See".
* Eminem and Dr. Dre's first choice for Stan was Macaulay Culkin but he was in a play at the time. Dre then picked Devon Sawa because he thought he looked like Em.
* Lose Yourself is one of the songs most likely to lead to car crashes according to polls.
* Elton John has dedicated his song Rocket Man to Em.
* Eminem's favourite make of car is Ford.
* Shannon Elizabeth was Eminem's initial choice to be the girl in the 'Superman' film.
* Neil Tennant has a crush on Eminem.
* He has got a cat named Tigger.
* For his 8 Mile role, Em dropped from 168 lbs to 145 lbs - extreme dedication to be fit for the role.
* Em likes to wear size XXL clothes as it makes him feel larger.
* Eminem's mother and father were in a band together.
* Eminem's friends say that he doesn't like to drive.
* Em does not smoke which is a surprise to some.
* When he was young he liked to spend his evenings memorizing the dictionary to increase his vocabulary.
* Eminem originally wanted to become a comic-book artist.
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