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In Gaelic, pirate queen Grace O'Malley's name is actually “Gráinne.”

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Chris Farley began his stint with Second City the very same day as Stephen Colbert.

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Elephants, rhinos, and hippos are some of the very few types of mammal that can’t jump.

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The erratic movements that Ian Curtis would make while performing were often called the Dead Fly Dance.

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Though Errol Flynn became an American citizen, he was born in Tasmania.

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Luke Perry's full name was actually Coy Luther Perry III.

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Mark David Chapman was carrying a copy of J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye when he murdered John Lennon.

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Rami Malek fell off the stage soon after accepting the Academy Award for Best Actor.

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Percy Shelley was expelled from Oxford University for his radical atheist beliefs.

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Liv Tyler began to suspect Steven Tyler was her father when she noticed her resemblance with his daughter Mia.

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John D. Rockefeller liked to gift people nickels and dimes—he'd even give them to millionaires.

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The Duke of Wellington and Napoleon's descendants currently work for competing investment firms.

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Angela Lansbury appeared in her first film at the age of 18—and it earned her an Oscar nomination

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Eleanor Roosevelt is the longest-serving First Lady in American History.

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Brie Larson nearly turned down the role of Captain Marvel, mainly due to the exposure the role would give her and the people close to her.

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Aegon's mighty dragon Balerion the Black Dread outlived him by many years, and was over 200 when he finally died.

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Lucille Ball said of he first meeting with her husband Desi Arnaz: “It wasn’t love at first sight. It took a full five minutes.”

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Despite his bedroom exploits, Casanova was at first dead-set on a career in the church.

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Lauren Bacall’s final acting role was for a voiceover guest spot in an episode of Family Guy.

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Unlike many of his peers, Miles Davis grew up wealthy, living on a massive, 200-acre estate in Arkansas.

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Kelsey Grammer's father and sister were both murdered before he was 21 years old.

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Hortense Mancini and her beautiful sisters were known as "The Mazarinettes."

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Margaret Beaufort died just days after her grandson, Henry VIII, was crowned, solidifying the Tudor Dynasty's hold on the throne.

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Because of his immense popularity during his life, Lord Byron is considered one of the first "celebrities."

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A makeup artist who worked with Dietrich said that she kissed so hard in her scenes that she needed to reapply her lipstick after each one.

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When Lagerfeld brought strippers and adult film stars to the 1993 Milan Fashion Week, the editor of Vogue walked out.

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Growing up, It took Paul McCartney three tries to successfully audition for his church’s choir.

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