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"He is my world. I've never seen or lived anything else."

The daughter of Eugene O'Neill, Oona O'Neill moved to Los Angeles in 1942 in hopes of becoming an actress. Before long, she crossed paths with Charlie Chaplin, who was looking for a young actress for his latest movie. Chaplin thought O'Neill was too inexperienced for the role, but he quickly fell in love with her. Though Oona was just 17, and Chaplin was in his 50s, they married just months later, right after Oona turned 18.

Their marriage shocked the world — and outraged O'Neill's father, who was the same age as Chaplin. Read more here: Oona O'Neill, The Teen Socialite Who Shocked Hollywood And Married 54-Year-Old Charlie Chaplin

Read his full story here: Ted Kaczynski: How A Child Math Prodigy Became The Serial-Killing Unabomber

The Jarkov Mammoth was found by the Nenets reindeer herder family, the Jarkovs, who noticed tusks protruding from frozen ground. Paleontologists, led by Bernard Buigues, extracted the 23-ton block of permafrost containing the mammoth using helicopters and heavy equipment. This method allowed scientists to preserve the specimen’s context and fragile tissues.

The excavation was featured in international documentaries, including Raising the Mammoth (2000) by the Discovery Channel, which showcased the unprecedented logistics of lifting an entire frozen carcass intact.

Source and more here: A Rare Roman Phallus That May Have Been Used To Ward Off Evil Spirits Was Just Found In A Dutch Museum

They were recreated using a polychromatic light display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, following thorough research.

Source: https://walkaboutny.com/2016/02/26/the-temple-of-dendur-colorful-again/

When Ken McElroy was shot in broad daylight in front of dozens of witnesses on July 10, 1981, not a single citizen of Skidmore, Missouri, called an ambulance or said a word about who was responsible to the cops. It wasn’t a secret that McElroy was disliked in his community. Throughout his life, McElroy had been accused of dozens of crimes, including but not limited to assault, child molestation, statutory rape, arson, burglary, and animal cruelty. To this day, no one will say who murdered him.

Read the full story: The Story Of Ken McElroy, The Vicious Town Bully Who Was Eventually Killed By The People He Terrorized

If you go to kings of the valley, make sure you head into Tomb of Ramesses VI. I was blown away by the detail here when I went in August. By far the best I saw in Egypt!!