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Guess who Miss Piggy is based on?
Okay, so Divine obviously wasn't a magical sea witch, but the similarities between the two are uncanny. The movie's animators originally created a villain based on Joan Collins, but ultimately decided that a Divine-inspired Ursula worked better.
The actor didn't find out that the mermaid was based on her likeness until after the film was released.
Esther was friends with John Green, and he was inspired to write a book dedicated to her after she died at the age of 16.
The extent of her torturous crimes was discovered after her New Orleans house was mysteriously set on fire in 1834: Rescuers found corpses with their eyes gouged, fingernails torn off, and mouths sewn shut, among other horrifying injuries.
Just like Angela Bassett's AHS character, Marie Laveau was one hell of a multitasker – she ran a luxury hairdressing business in the French Quarter while practising magic in the community.
Lewis Carroll was a family friend of Alice Liddel, and there are so many links to the little girl in his novels – they're set on her birthday and half-birthday, and there's even a poem that spells out her full name in Through the Looking Glass.
Certain aspects of Scandal's most badass character mirror Judy Smith's, but she definitely did not have an affair with the president.
Just like Leo's character, the real Frank Abagnale Jr. posed as a pilot, a doctor, and a lawyer before the age of 19. After escaping police custody twice he served five years in prison, and he's now an FBI consultant.
Piper Kerman spent 13 months in prison after being involved in a drug-trafficking ring with her ex-girlfriend Cleary Wolters (she's the inspiration for Alex Vause).
One of the show's most terrifying characters was based on notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy, who would attend children's charity functions dressed up as a clown.
Hiram was a Yale professor and adventurer who was most famous for coming across the Machu Picchu ruins. There are loads of similarities between him and Indy, but the biggest nod to Hiram is the opening scene of Raiders of the Lost Ark being set a stone's throw away from the Machu Picchu ruins.
You probably already know that Pocahontas was a real woman, but you might not know that she really did save colonist John Smith from execution (but she didn't marry him, because she was only a kid at the time).
The author of Zorro was inspired by Joaquin, a bandit who sought revenge after he was horsewhipped and his wife and brother were killed after being falsely accused of stealing a mule.
The show's creator revealed that he drew lots of elements for the character from the music mogul.
She was remembered for saving countless passengers and being one of the only people on the lifeboats who wanted to turn back to save others.
The most melodramatic member of the Muppets began life as Miss Piggy Lee (subtle), but the creators changed it after the singer threatened to sue.
Belva Gaertner and Beulah Annan allegedly shot men they were having affairs with, but both were acquitted.