CNN Nelson Mandela was loved and admired the world over -- profiled in books and movies and showered with awards and accolades. Here are 10 surprising facts you probably didnt know about Nelson Mandela:1. But the pacifist Mandela wouldnt say by any means necessary. So Lee cut back to footage of Malcolm X to close out the film. There's a woodpecker named after himFrom Cape Town to California, streets named after Mandela abound. I am the captain of my soul. You may know it from the movie by the same name starring Morgan Freeman as Mandela.