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Toni Morrison Facts. Toni Morrison was a living legend, but how did a single mother turn her spare time into one of the great bibliographies of literature?

L.M. Montgomery was just as optimistic and hopeful as Anne Shirley—but as the years wore on, life dealt her a series of heartbreaking blows.

After the infamous Tudor king Henry VIII sent his wife Catherine Howard to her death, her last words at the chopping block were utterly heartbreaking.

After her husband died, Elizabeth Feodorovna became a nun, hoping to atone for his sins—but her dark fate seems like proof that it was too little, too late.

“Ambition leads me not only farther than any other man has been before me, but as far as I think it possible for man to go.”—Captain James Cook.

Hunter S. Thompson: The man behind Gonzo Journalism and a lifetime of crazy escapades. He was also a brilliant writer and journalist, balancing a career with the kind of antics that would get anyone banned from work ever again.

On the surface, Lady Kathleen Cavendish seemed to have it all—but once anyone finds out her real name, they know much differently.

Joan of Arc was only 19 years old when she was sentenced to die. Though she lived a short life, it was a remarkable one: She was highly devout and took comfort in her faith, and helped to turn the tide for France against the British during the Hundred Years’ War. Her heroic deeds and unshakeable devotion to her cause have become legendary, but underneath the myths and stories is still a vulnerable teenage girl.

Though Imperial Consort Wenxiu infamously divorced the Emperor of China in 1931, their twisted loved story had an even darker end.

Queen Marie of France may have looked prim and proper, but the truth is, her “nice” reputation hid a chilling dark streak.

Lakshmi Bai was one of the fiercest warrior queens India had ever seen. But when her end came, it was unspeakably brutal.

People often criticized Anna Pavlova for her thin frame, but she wasn't just a weak little girl—the prima ballerina had a disturbing dark side.