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Since his epic performance as Killmonger in Marvel s Black Panther, Michael B. Jordan, or Michael Bae, as many call him, has been stealing hearts and causing collective thirst levels to rise.

With Black Panther breaking a wild amount of records , Jordan has been flooding news feeds. Between doing push-ups at Lupita Nyongos command and serenading us all with K-Ci and JoJos All My Life, Jordans chiseled face is everywhere.

In light of Jordans never-ending glow-up, here are seven things you might not have known about the actor.

No, Bae is not what the "B" stands for.

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Jordan, who was named after his father, Michael A. Jordan, says his middle name is Bakari. It means "of noble promise" in Swahili.

Full beards are not in his future.

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Although the popular consensus is that we accept anything happening on Michael Bae's face, the actor revealed in an interview with Conan O'Brien that he can't grow a full beard. There's a good chance he won't be losing too many fans over it, though.

He lives with his parents.

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Or rather they live with him. On "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," Jordan revealed that one of his biggest dreams was to buy his parents a home. So in 2015 he purchased a Spanish-style mansion in Sherman Oaks, in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley.

I was a pyromaniac growing up.

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While downing hot wings with "First We Feast ," Jordan said he loved burning incense and generally lighting things on fire when he was a child visiting his grandmother. The behavior didn't last long. In true black grandma fashion, she stepped in, giving him his fair share of whoopings.

He's also a total "Martin" fan.

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In an interview with Vogue , Jordan revealed his '90s nostalgia when he said his favorite show is "Martin." Good for him -- there have been rumors of a "Martin" reboot.

His love for comics goes beyond the screen.

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When discussing how he spends downtime off-screen, Jordan told DuJour that, aside from being a part of a literal superhero movie, he's a total comic and anime fanatic. He collects graphic novels, and his favorite hero is Black Bolt from "Inhumans."

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