Brendan Da Costa articles

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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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Johnny Carson of The Tonight Show was maybe the greatest entertainer in history—but there was an incredibly pained man behind that desk.

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William Powell was one of the biggest actors in Hollywood—but the horrifying tragedies he suffered are not for the faint of heart.

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When Frederica of Mecklenburg’s first husband died, people reacted with sympathy—but when her second husband mysteriously perished, it was too much of a coincidence to ignore.

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Bonanza star Michael Landon cultivated a wholesome public image—but behind closed doors, he was the complete opposite of the fatherly figure audiences had come to love.

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Rudolf Diesel was the 19th genius who invented the diesel engine—then vanished at sea under extremely suspicious circumstances.

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The beloved comedian John Candy tragically passed at the age of 43—but his final goodbye to his family was the most devastating part of all.

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When Hortense de Beauharnais returned home to France, she uncovered her son Louis-Napoleon’s plan to overthrow the crown.

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New evidence suggests Peter was not just a wild child—and that he may have been more human than the rest of us.



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