similar to hair, if you apply a moisturizer or organic substance that is or contains humectants to your skin in low humidity, the humectant will draw the moisture from your SKIN instead of from the environment (as you've taught me!).
In 1972 Marlon Brando refused the Oscars for his award-winning role in The Godfather. They weren't the first, though. In 1935 a writer named Dudley Nichols refused to accept the Oscar for his movie The Informer because the Writers Guild was on strike against the movie studios at the time.
The Godfather icon played a retired New York Police Department detective during an episode, which aired in America on Monday (27Feb12), but he admits his star turn wasn't exactly a career move - he just wanted an excuse to pal around with his actor son and series regular Scott Caan.