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Charlie Chaplin with his 18-year-old wife Oona O'Neill, just after they were married in 1943. His fourth and final wife, Oona was the third oldest that he married — his first wife was 17 and his second wife was 16.
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Charlie Chaplin with his 18-year-old wife Oona O'Neill, just after they were married in 1943. His fourth and final wife, Oona was the third oldest that he married — his first wife was 17 and his second wife was 16.

"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

u/kooneecheewah — 10 hours ago
American anti-masturbation cartoon (1875) comparing the decay of the 'masturbator' with the vitality of the 'abstainer'.
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American anti-masturbation cartoon (1875) comparing the decay of the 'masturbator' with the vitality of the 'abstainer'.

u/No-Marsupial-4050 — 4 hours ago
Mihailo Tolotos, a Greek Orthodox monk who lived for 82 years (1856 to 1938) without having ever seen a woman in his life
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Mihailo Tolotos, a Greek Orthodox monk who lived for 82 years (1856 to 1938) without having ever seen a woman in his life

u/No-Marsupial-4050 — 21 hours ago
During World War II, the French automaker Citroën was compelled to produce vehicles for German forces. Its president, Pierre-Jules Boulanger, quietly resisted by slowing production and altering the dipstick design to falsely indicate sufficient oil, causing frequent engine failures.
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During World War II, the French automaker Citroën was compelled to produce vehicles for German forces. Its president, Pierre-Jules Boulanger, quietly resisted by slowing production and altering the dipstick design to falsely indicate sufficient oil, causing frequent engine failures.

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u/Fred_J9 — 19 hours ago
Palestinian resistance fighters read copies of Mao Zedong's "Little Red Book" in 1970.
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Palestinian resistance fighters read copies of Mao Zedong's "Little Red Book" in 1970.

u/kooneecheewah — 1 day ago
A rat-shaped coin purse designed by Paul Frey for the famous Lacloche Frères. which became quite popular in the early 1900s.
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A rat-shaped coin purse designed by Paul Frey for the famous Lacloche Frères. which became quite popular in the early 1900s.

u/No-Marsupial-4050 — 5 hours ago
In July 1184, a large group of nobles gathered in a church in present-day Germany to settle a land dispute. Now known as the Erfurt Latrine Disaster, the second floor collapsed, sending dozens into the giant latrine pit below. At least 60 nobles died from drowning in human waste.
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In July 1184, a large group of nobles gathered in a church in present-day Germany to settle a land dispute. Now known as the Erfurt Latrine Disaster, the second floor collapsed, sending dozens into the giant latrine pit below. At least 60 nobles died from drowning in human waste.

The Erfurt Latrine Disaster of 1184 remains one of the saddest and grossest tragedies of the Middle Ages. Not only did 60 nobles take a fatal fall into a chamber of poop, they were likely still alive when they landed — and slowly suffocated in the cesspool of filth. Read more here: How 60 European Nobleman Drowned To Death In A Vat Of Human Excrement

u/ATI_Official — 21 hours ago
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