Freddie Mercury kept his long battle with AIDS a secret until just a day before his death.
At age 12, Winona Ryder suffered a traumatic near-drowning incident. Years later, while filming, she had to be submerged underwater, triggering PTSD.
In the 20th century, few men have ever gained as mixed of a legacy as Ernesto “Che” Guevara.
In the world of rock music, Guns N’ Roses serves as both a high standard and a cautionary tale. Rarely has a band risen so high yet also fallen so far.
JFK was a close affiliate with the Rat Pack, until Sammy Davis Jr’s interracial marriage put his presidency at risk.
Legendary writer H.P. Lovecraft conjured up chilling horrors out of our worst nightmares.
On the set of Rocky IV, Sylvester Stallone told Dolph Lundgren to punch him for real during their fight scenes, and he ended up in the ICU.
As the youngest of six children, Alfred The Great was never supposed to become king, but he snatched the throne from his own family.
Edward Longshanks is remembered as the villainous king from Braveheart—but most people don’t know the gruesome extent of his dark history.
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