When William IV became King of the United Kingdom in 1830, England didn’t know what it was in for. Bawdy, brassy, and unapologetically obscene, there’s a reason the history books skip over this “Sailor King” and his brief, dramatic reign: It was one hot mess. Strap in, King William IV was not your mother’s monarch.
Whether it’s a forbidden affair, a long lost relative, or a chilling double life, these people prove that nothing—and we mean nothing—is ever as it seems.
There are deadly comebacks, and then there are burns so epic that they go down in history. There’s a difference, and these people have firsthand experience.
Remember in Little Miss Sunshine when Steve Carell said, "High school's your prime suffering years. You don't get better suffering than that!” He was right.
Life is unpredictable. Things may seem fine, but we never truly know what lurks around the corner—and these devastating stories about close calls are proof.
Madame de Pompadour was the alluring chief mistress of King Louis XV, but few people know her dark history—or the chilling secret shared by her and Louis.
Madame de Pompadour was the alluring chief mistress of King Louis XV, but few people know her dark history—or the chilling secret shared by her and Louis.
Whether it’s a forbidden affair, a long lost relative, or a chilling double life, these people prove that nothing—and we mean nothing—is ever as it seems.
There are deadly comebacks, and then there are burns so epic that they go down in history. There’s a difference, and these people have firsthand experience.
Remember in Little Miss Sunshine when Steve Carell said, "High school's your prime suffering years. You don't get better suffering than that!” He was right.
Life is unpredictable. Things may seem fine, but we never truly know what lurks around the corner—and these devastating stories about close calls are proof.
I tried to get my ex-wife served with divorce papers. I knew that she was going to take it badly, but I had no idea about the insane lengths she would go to just to get revenge and mess with my life.
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