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Jane Austen Facts. From Pride and Prejudice to Persuasion, Jane Austen's novels have never been more popular--but few people know the author's dark history.

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Recent research has brought us one step closer to unlocking the six-century mystery of the Voynich manuscript.

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Claudia Cardinale became Italy’s newest screen siren in the 50s—but when a journalist exposed a hidden chapter, her fairy-tale rise turned into a nightmare.

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Marion Davies is best known today for being the long-term mistress of tycoon William Randolph Hearst—but she was so much more than arm candy.

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After a string of failed marriages, Jane Wyman converted to Catholicism—and on her deathbed, it led to an utterly bizarre request.

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In the bleak streets of 19th century Russia, one charming, beautiful woman became the country's most notorious criminal.


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