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Liliʻuokalani's full name means smarting, tearful, burning, sore eyes—because the day she was born, another princess had an eye infection.
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In the 80s, Boy George had a secret affair with Culture Club drummer Jon Moss.

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When Caroline of Brunswick tried to attend her husband George IV's coronation, he locked the doors on her.

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Joe Jackson tormented Michael by calling him "Big Nose." Some think this is why Michael got so many nose jobs.
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After her passing, Queen Min's husband gave her the name "Empress Myeongseong."
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They called Frederick V "The Winter King" because he lost his crown just a year after taking the throne.
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Alexei Petrovich's own father had him put to death.
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Yvonne De Carlo only took the role of Lily Munster because she was broke.

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Prince Philip was born into Greek and Danish royalty.
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Tony Curtis's hairstyle inspired Elvis Presley to get his signature coif.

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Norma Shearer played a teenaged Juliet in Romeo & Juliet when she was 34 years old.

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Barbara Baekeland married into the Bakelite Plastic fortune.
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Princess Lee Radziwill lived around the corner from Buckingham Palace.

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Yoshiko Kawashima was called "The Joan of Arc of Manchuria."
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John Gilbert was briefly married to two women at the same time.

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Tallulah Bankhead was the main inspiration for the character of Cruella De Vil.

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Lila Lee's first husband blackmailed her into marrying him.

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Matilda was the first woman to be buried in St. Peter's Basilica.

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Princess Deokhye's only child went missing without a trace.

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Diahann Carroll appeared in the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special the year after her husband's death.

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If Pamela Des Barres were to cast a movie version of her life, she'd pick Harry Styles to play Mick Jagger.
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Hui-Lan Koo outlived all three of her children.

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Antony Armstrong-Jones's secret lovechild was born while he was on his honeymoon with Princess Margaret.
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When 10-year-old Tatum O'Neal became the youngest-ever Oscar winner, her jealous parents didn't even go to the ceremony.
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Because of her mysterious persona, newspapers dubbed Greta Garbo "The Swedish Sphinx."
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Carol II of Romania abdicated his throne—then changed his mind, deposed his own son, and took it back.
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The Elisa Lam case raised public awareness of the Cecil Hotel's creepy history, actually leading to an increase in reservations.

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Sofia Vergara is a natural blonde.

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When she was young, Wallis Simpson witnessed two plane crashes in a row, which gave her a lifelong fear of flying.

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