Thérésa Cabarrus, later known as Thérésa Tallien, was the “It” Girl of the French Revolution—and it was both her beauty and her cunning smarts that saved her from beheading.1. She Was France’s “It” GirlThérésa Cabarrus,...
My dad dated a stupid girl, and one night at a movie, she outdid herself. As the credits roll, she asks my dad a question so dumb, he’s never forgotten it.