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TIL Dwayne 'the Rock' Johnson Saved His Mother's Life When He Was 15. Ata Johnson tried to walk into oncoming traffic on Interstate 65 in Nashville. The Rock was able to grab her and pull her back. She doesn't remember the incident.

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