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Powerful. Beautiful. Poisonous. These words have been used to describe Agrippina the Younger—but few know her even darker history.

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Jiles Perry Richardson Jr, best known as The Big Bopper, was a disc jockey turned musician with a bright future ahead of him.

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Jacqueline Susann was the actress-turned-author who had three consecutive best-selling books, including Valley of the Dolls.

THINGS

We're still learning amazing new things about the brain even after more than 2,000 years of study.

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Slim Keith was once the hottest socialite in Hollywood, then she simply...disappeared. There’s a reason history wants us to forget her.

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Boston Corbett was the “Lincoln Avenger” after he apprehended and shot John Wilkes Booth—but few knew about his own perverse demons.


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