Before his television fame, Jerry Springer had a political career—and was even a campaign adviser to Robert F. Kennedy.
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3,000,000 people walked through the observation gallery to view the Dionne Quintuplets between 1936 and 1943.

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Before he began dating Diana Spencer, Prince Charles had actually been in a relationship with her older sister Sarah.
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Queen Caroline of Ansbach didn't allow her own son to attend her funeral.
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Princess Augusta was so protective of her daughter that she wouldn't even let her stand near a window.

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Rodney Dangerfield had a heart attack on live TV on the Tonight Show With Jay Leno.
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At the Feast of St. John the Baptist, Gian Gastone de' Medici drank until he passed out, then had to be carried home on a litter.
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"Grease" star Jeff Conaway married Olivia Newton-John's sister, Rona.
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After Sharon Stone had a stroke in 2001, she only had a 1% chance of survival.

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Margot Kidder dated director Brian De Palma, Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, and comedian Richard Pryor.
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When Pedro Pascal started working on The Last of Us, the showrunners forbade him from playing the video game, but he did it anyway.
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Machine Gun Kelly had Megan Fox's engagement ring custom-made to reflect their individual birthstones.
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Denise Richards met Charlie Sheen on the set of "Spin City" in 2001—and they married by the end of the year.
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Shelley Duvall complained about “nervous exhaustion” and “physical illness” from the stress of filming with Stanley Kubrick.
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When Andy Kaufman met his idol Elvis Presley, Elvis told him "You’ve got a weird mind, kid."
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Alva Vanderbilt shocked New York Society when she divorced her husband in 1895.
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Celine Dion met her future husband René Angélil when she was only 12 years old.
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Romaine Brooks wore men’s clothes and it embarrassed her husband so much—he refused to go out in public with her.
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Phil Hartman was the co-creator of the "Pee-wee Herman" character.

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Tommy Lee’s rebellious antics and hot temper have been a recipe for constant controversy.

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Constantine II was the last king of Greece.
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When Bess of Hardwick married her fourth husband, she made two of his kids marry two of hers.

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Dave Chappelle’s comedy is always followed by controversy.

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A fire at Greer Garson's Bel Air home destroyed her 1943 Oscar for Best Actress.
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Etta James's real name was Jamesetta Hawkins.
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Don Johnson briefly dated Barbra Streisand in the 80s before getting back together with Melanie Griffith.

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For Chuck Berry, Success Never Came Without Scandal
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Henry VIII turned on his right-hand man, Thomas Cromwell, and had him executed. Then he immediately regretted it.
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Clara Ward became a princess at 16.
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On Dr. Strangelove, Stanley Kubrick made George C. Scott do big, ridiculous takes, said he wouldn't use them—then used them.
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