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Sophie Turner has a phobia of drains and has to say the word "onions" when she steps over them.

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Starting at age 15, Sarah Bernhardt often slept in a silk-lined rosewood coffin.

42 Divine Facts About Sarah Bernhardt, The First Superstar

Area 51's workers don't drive there. They fly in on a classified US Government airline known only as "Janet."

42 Classified Facts About Area 51, America’s Top Secret Project

Tyrone Power's final completed work was a PSA about heart attacks—the very thing that took his life.

45 Dashing Facts About Tyrone Power, The First Action Star

Historians now believe "Mad Queen" Joanna of Castile may have suffered from schizophrenia.

42 Unhinged Facts About Joanna Of Castile, The Mad Queen

Fred Astaire was reportedly extremely self-conscious about what he perceived to be his overly large hands.

42 Charming Facts About Fred Astaire, Hollywood's Fleet-Footed Star

Paul Newman's first film appearance was so bad that he took out an ad in Variety to apologize.

42 Rugged Facts About Paul Newman, The Hollywood Hustler

Spencer Tracy was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar nine times, a feat equaled only by Laurence Olivier.

42 Cagey Facts About Spencer Tracy, Hollywood's Golden Boy

Despite popular belief, John F. Kennedy, Jr. was never nicknamed "John-John."

44 Tragic Facts About John F. Kennedy, Jr., America's Lost Son

After Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman split, it came out that Cruise and the Church of Scientology had Kidman's phone tapped.

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Audrey Hepburn's real name was Audrey Kathleen Ruston.

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The Countess of Castiglione spent her final years in black-colored rooms with closed blinds and no mirrors.

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One of the most selfless acts of WWII was almost lost to time—because the man responsible refused to take credit.

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Cary Grant only had one front tooth. He lost one when he was a boy and simply had the rest of his teeth pushed together.

45 Sophisticated Facts About Cary Grant, The Hollywood Dandy

Isabella of Castile’s rise to power in the 15th century coincides with the introduction of the “queen” piece in chess.

42 Conquering Facts About Isabella of Castile, Mother of Spain

Anne Lister has been called "the first modern lesbian."

42 Defiant Facts About Anne Lister, Gentleman Jack

D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation was the first film screened at the White House.

42 Notorious Facts About D.W. Griffith, The Man Who Invented Hollywood

Zsa Zsa Gabor's real name was "Sari."

42 Scandalous Facts About Zsa Zsa Gabor, The Hollywood Diva

Marilyn Monroe once described Montgomery Clift as “the only person I know how is in even worse shape than I am.”

42 Brooding Facts About Montgomery Clift, The Original Hollywood Heartthrob

100,000 people attended Tsar Nicholas II's coronation. It was terribly planned, and 1,300 people were killed in a stampede.

42 Heartless Facts About Nicholas II, The Doomed Tsar

In math and science classes, Lohan was a top student, earning straight As throughout her early school years.

45 Dramatic Facts About Lindsay Lohan

Timur's casket had the words, “Whomsoever opens my tomb shall unleash an invader more terrible than I” inscribed inside.

43 Brutal Facts About Timur, The Scourge Of Asia

Uma Thurman called the experience of filming Kill Bill with Quentin Tarantino "dehumanization to the point of death."

42 Killer Facts About Uma Thurman, The Blonde Bombshell

Diane de Poitiers began her affair with the future King Henry II when she was 35 and he was 15.

42 Extravagant Facts About Diane de Poitiers, Royal Mistress

John Barrymore's last words were, "Die? I should say not, dear fellow. No Barrymore would allow such a conventional thing to happen to him."

42 Debonair Facts About John Barrymore, The Great Profile

While filming Bringing Up Baby, Katharine Hepburn was nearly attacked by the leopard, and was saved by its trainer.

45 Spirited Facts About Katharine Hepburn, Hollywood Trailblazer

Guy Fawkes was actually dragged straight to King James's bedroom on the night he was caught.

42 Explosive Facts About Guy Fawkes, The Traitor To The Crown

Each of Dolly Parton's breasts is insured for $300,000, for a total of $600,000.

42 Larger-Than-Life Facts About Dolly Parton, The Queen Of Country

About Napoleon III, Karl Marx said that all great people appear twice in history: first as tragedy, and second as farce.

48 Imperial Facts About Napoleon III, The Desperate Emperor

The samurai class had female counterparts: the fearsome Onna-bugeisha.

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