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Harald Hardrada Facts

Harald Hardrada, a Viking, fought for years in the service of the Byzantine Empire.

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Bizarre Habits Of Ancient Peoples Facts

The typical breakfast in ancient Egypt consisted of bread, beer, and onions.

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Diahann Carroll

Diahann Carroll appeared in the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special the year after her husband's death.

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Chinese Emperor Facts

The Xin Dynasty and the Eastern Wei Dynasty both only had one emperor.

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Bellatrix Lestrange Facts

Bellatrix Lestrange is the only character other than Voldemort to successfully block an attack from Dumbledore.

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Anna of Russia Facts

One minister likened Anna of Russia's reign to a storm-wracked ship whose crew was drunk at the helm.

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Buddy Holly Facts

Buddy Holly won his first singing contest at the age of 5.

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After slaying her, Susan Cabot's son told the authorities that it had been a man in a ninja mask.

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Jenny Maxwell got her big break in 1961 when she starred alongside Elvis Presley in the hit film, Blue Hawaii.

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When Norman Mailer wanted to be mayor of NYC, one of his ideas was to hold “jousting tournaments (in Central Park) for young offenders.”

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Artie Lange once tried to hold up a bank as a "joke." He was swiftly arrested, though he got let off with a slap on the wrist.

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Tori Spelling With Roses

Tori Spelling only inherited $800,000 of her famous father's $500 million fortune.

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Wallace Beery married Gloria Swanson on her 17th birthday.

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In her childhood, Minka Kelly and her mother struggled to get by. They once lived in a storage shed and a friend's garage.

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Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom

Princess Sophia called her stilfing home a "nunnery."

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Before becoming a rock star, Rod Stewart pursued a soccer career.

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Most reports say Schlitzie was born with microcephaly, which made his head much smaller in proportion to the rest of his body.

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Sigmund Freud Facts

Sigmund Freud was his own daughter's therapist.

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The scene at the Ides of March was so frantic that Brutus was accidentally stabbed in the fray.

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Bob Crane In Costume

When Bob Crane first read the script for "Hogan's Heroes," he thought it was a drama.

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Lea Michele wearing a brown dress

While preparing for "Funny Girl," Lea Michele found tap dancing so challenging, she broke down crying after the first rehearsal.

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Joni Mitchell gave her daughter up for adoption.

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Though she forgave him before her death, Frederick, Prince of Wale's mother barred him from attending her funeral.

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Portrait of Lavinia Warren

Because of her size, Lavinia Warren's "fans" often wanted to “pet her and hold her” as if she were still a child.

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photograph of George Sanders

George Sanders' marriage to Zsa Zsa Gabor failed—but later, he married her sister, Magda.

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photograph of Kate Moss

Kate Moss famously said, “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels”—but it would become one of her many regrets.

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Gladys Pearl Baker

Gladys Pearl Baker's ex-husband took her two children without her consent and moved to Kentucky.

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Gene Hackman became friends with Dustin Hoffman in acting school.

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One of Looney Tunes' first characters was a rip-off of Mickey Mouse.

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Elliot Page At The 2021 Met Gala

On the set of 2007's "Juno," Elliot Page had an affair with his co-star Olivia Thirlby.

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