Brendan Da Costa articles

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Long before the internet, pinup models pushed the limits of what was acceptable in society—and the iconic Bettie Page was at the forefront of it all.

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After decades of tyranny, King Charles VIII met a cruel end: he hit his head on a door frame and died after 9 hours in a coma.

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After Queen Mariamne’s execution, her cruel husband King Herod had her body preserved in honey.

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After falling down the stairs, Sandy Denny suffered an undiagnosed brain hemorrhage that later led to her sudden death.

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Bartholomew Roberts (AKA Black Bart) dominated the seas, from the Caribbean all the way to West Africa. But Roberts wasn’t your average buccaneer.

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Just as people thought cheapskate Wallace Beery had turned a new leaf, he took a 12-year-old costar to lunch and made the kid split the bill.

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Tawny Kitaen was an American actress best known for her iconic appearances in Whitesnake’s music videos, including Still of the Night and Here I Go Again. Beyond her on-screen fame, her personal life drew public attention as well—marked by a high-profile relationship with a professional athlete and a difficult divorce that often made headlines.

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Kaiser Wilhelm II was the last Emperor of Germany. His delicate ego, intense jealousies, and unpredictable temper led straight to the calamitous events of WWI and the fall of the House of Hohenzollern.

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Cass Elliot never revealed the father of her child. It wasn’t until after she died that a bandmate discovered who he was.



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