Lavinia Warren was the 19th-century proportional little person who lived largely, and very lavishly. Despite being small in stature, she was huge in stardom. From her humble beginnings as a school teacher to her worldwide fame as one-half of a petite power couple with General Tom Thumb, Warren did it all—but there was a twisted side to their stardom.
Most historians believe that Warren and Thumb’s baby didn’t even belong to them. A popular theory suggests that it was all a publicity stunt, and that the couple simply borrowed babies from local orphanages while on tour and then returned them. After all, Lavinia supposedly had a deep fear of having children herself.
Lavinia felt that her small stature wouldn’t be able to handle childbirth. However, when her sister Minnie became pregnant and carried the baby to term, it seemed that Lavinia’s fears were unfounded…that is, until Minnie went into labor—and the nightmare began.
Remember in Little Miss Sunshine when Steve Carell said, "High school's your prime suffering years. You don't get better suffering than that!” He was right.
Life is unpredictable. Things may seem fine, but we never truly know what lurks around the corner—and these devastating stories about close calls are proof.
Sometimes, horrible jerks decide to mess with the wrong person—and when they do, the amazing results range from absolutely hilarious to utterly disturbing.
Madame de Pompadour was the alluring chief mistress of King Louis XV, but few people know her dark history—or the chilling secret shared by her and Louis.
Madame de Pompadour was the alluring chief mistress of King Louis XV, but few people know her dark history—or the chilling secret shared by her and Louis.
Remember in Little Miss Sunshine when Steve Carell said, "High school's your prime suffering years. You don't get better suffering than that!” He was right.
Life is unpredictable. Things may seem fine, but we never truly know what lurks around the corner—and these devastating stories about close calls are proof.
Sometimes, horrible jerks decide to mess with the wrong person—and when they do, the amazing results range from absolutely hilarious to utterly disturbing.
I tried to get my ex-wife served with divorce papers. I knew that she was going to take it badly, but I had no idea about the insane lengths she would go to just to get revenge and mess with my life.
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