Marilyn Miller is Marilyn Monroe’s namesake—which makes it deeply unsettling that the original Marilyn met an even darker and more twisted end.
The chaos of 14th-century Rome forced the Pope to relocate to France for several decades.
In the early 70s, Nick Drake was in rough shape. A friend came to check on him—but when Drake opened the door, he was left stunned by what he saw.
On his deathbed, Alexander the Great’s people asked who his empire should go to. With his last breath, he spoke three simple words: To the strongest.
La Malinche went from being a lowly slave to being the personal adviser for Cortés in his conquest of the Aztecs.
Jon-Erik Hexum was destined to become the “next big thing”—but tragically, he met one of the most chilling ends in television history.
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