Scandal-Makers

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Marietta Peabody Tree was walking with her lover when she noticed he was no longer by her side. When she turned back, what she saw was horrifying.

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Brutus may be best known for orchestrating the gruesome death of Julius Caesar—but his own downfall was history’s greatest horror story of all.

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Ancient Rome loved to brag about its unstoppable legions, but Hannibal Barca shattered that illusion again and again—and the Romans hated him for it.

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During an interview to an American reporter, Charles Ponzi shamelessly justified his crimes.

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Ty Cobb was admired and feared as one of baseball's greatest players but his reputation was damaged by the outrageous allegations of his biographer.

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In the 20th century, few men have ever gained as mixed of a legacy as Ernesto “Che” Guevara.



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