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Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz tried to help Marie Antoinette escape during the French Revolution.

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Kaiser Wilhelm II loved uniforms more than anything else. He owned over 400 of them.
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Rose McGowan spent the early years of her life in the Children of God cult.

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Most of Norma Talmadge's films are lost—and it's rumored that her first husband was the one to destroy them.

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Dinah Washington threw things at people who dared to talk during her concerts.

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Anne Bonny always carried a flintlock and a machete into battle with her.
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The unflappable Walter Cronkite nearly burst into tears while announcing the assassination of JFK.
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King Farouk had an addiction to Orangeade soda.
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When Mary of Modena first saw her husband in the flesh, she burst into tears.

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After finishing Galaxy Quest, Sigourney Weaver kept her character's blonde wig.

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Gone With the Wind was Clark Gable's most well-known role, but he initially didn't want to act in it and called it a "women's picture."
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Doctors told Susan Sarandon she would never have kids. She got pregnant—the first time—at 37.
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Camila Cabello insists on no swear words in her songs, to be a “good example” to her younger sister Sofia.
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Edwina Mountbatten and her husband, one of England's most powerful couples, had an open marriage.
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Sitting Bull's original name when he was born was actually "Jumping Badger."

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Because of her curves and her immense wealth, Marie de' Medici earned the nickname "The Fat Banker."
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Grace Jones was banned from Disney World after one very risqué performance.

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Princess Ka'iulani wore funereal dress to protest Hawaii's loss of independence.

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RuPaul was partly named after the gumbo base "roux."
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After the notoriously fiery Margaret Sullavan argued with a writer, he had a heart attack and literally dropped dead.

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Mickey Rooney's first wife left him after he cheated on her while she was in the hospital.

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Three different women who had affairs with Bob Hope died young from overdoses.
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Ali Wong was seven months pregnant for two stand-up specials in a row.
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During the Writer's Strike, Jay Leno told his staff their jobs were safe. NBC fired every one of them days later.
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Elizabeth Stuart had 13 children, but by the time she died, just one of her sons participated in the funeral procession.

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Kutcher's real first name is actually Christopher—Ashton is his middle name.

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Shailene Woodley doesn't have a cell phone or a TV set.

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Grace Jones taunted Roger Moore with an intimate toy during their love scene in A View To A Kill.

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Margaret was accused of having an inappropriate intimate relationship with her brother Henry by their political enemies.

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Mary was an avid collector of royal artefacts; a rumor even claims she was a kleptomaniac.
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