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TIL of Anna Anderson, an impostor who claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia. Despite a private investigation proving she was a Polish factory worker with a history of mental illness, Anna managed to garner support due to disinformation spread by the Bolsheviks about Anastasia's execution.

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