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Princess Diana’s full name was Diana Frances Spencer, but she was often called “Princess Di” or “The People’s Princess” by those who loved her.

Martin Luther King Jr. earned not one, but three college degrees before he turned 30!

Langston Hughes was born James Mercer Langston Hughes on February 1, 1902, in Joplin, Missouri.

Beethoven’s musical ideas changed the way composers wrote music after him — especially how he developed themes and motifs and expanded musical forms like the symphony, sonata, concerto, and quartet.

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John Lennon loved eating Corn Flakes with cream for breakfast — he enjoyed stirring the cereal and cream together and eating it as a tasty treat!