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Empress Catherine I was the first woman to rule Imperial Russia.
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Shirley MacLaine became close friends with Alfred Hitchcock after starring in his film "The Trouble With Harry."
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By the age of seven, Emperor Franz Joseph was studying statecraft 18 hours a week.

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Long before he was famous for Kitchen Confidential, Anthony Bourdain published two crime novels.
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During WWI, Princess Natasha Paley's brother and father were executed.
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After Aristotle Onassis married Jackie Kennedy, he still pursued his old flame, opera singer Maria Callas.
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Anne of Denmark almost never met her husband King James—she got lost at sea on the way to Scotland.

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Princess Alice tried to care for her family when they all caught diphtheria, but she ended up succumbing to it herself.
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Susan Peters only began acting because she thought it would help her afford medical school.
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When Sammy Davis Jr. was 72, he had a fight with his own son over a Vegas dancer and the two didn't speak for nearly a year.
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Just before James Dean's death, he took John Derek out for a ride around Hollywood in the brand new Porsche he later crashed.

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The king built Madame de Montespan a 20-room apartment in Versailles. His wife only got 11 rooms.

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After a restaurant refused to seat her because of her skin color, Donyale Luna took the matter to court.
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When Lord Darnley discovered his wife's infidelity, he sought revenge by stabbing her lover 56 times.
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Explosive Facts About Lord Darnley, The King Without A Crown

Emperor Maximilian was his mother's favorite child.

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Power-Hungry Facts About Maximilian I, The Last Emperor Of Mexico

In 1991, Dana Plato robbed a video store and then later, turned herself in.
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When Peter I of Portugal became king, he had his lover's body exhumed and placed on the throne as his queen.

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Heartbreaking Facts About Peter I Of Portugal, The Doomed Lover

Sita Devi and her husband ran through $10 million on a single trip to the United States.
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Near the end of his life, Cesare Borgia covered half his face with a mask, likely because of damage from syphilis.
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Chico Marx's gambling eventually got so out of control his brothers took control of his finances and only allowed him a small allowance.
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Gabrielle D'Estrees' mother served Mary, Queen of Scots.
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Joan Collins received some sage advice from Marilyn Monroe: "Watch out for the wolves in Hollywood."
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Ian Fleming based James Bond on actor David Niven, whom he saw as the perfect British gentleman.
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The crown that Margaret of York wore to make her entrance to Bruges is one of only two medieval royal crowns that survive to this day.
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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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La Toya Jackson has had a lifelong fear of cats.

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Halston became even more popular after Jackie Kennedy wore one of his pillbox hats to JFK's inauguration.
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During her very last magazine cover shoot, Gia Carangi had to hide her arms because they were covered in track marks.
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Queen Olympias went by four different first names during her lifetime.
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