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A 1-year-old has been 'blinking' in a Sicilian crypt for 105 years πŸ‘οΈ
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Creepy DiscoveriesAug 19, 2026

A 1-year-old has been 'blinking' in a Sicilian crypt for 105 years πŸ‘οΈ

A 1-year-old has been 'blinking' in a Sicilian crypt for 105 years πŸ‘οΈ . . . Rosalia Lombardo, born December 13, 1918, died of pneumonia on December 6, 1920 β€” one week shy of her second birthday. Her father begged embalmer Alfredo Salafia to preserve her. Salafia injected a secret mix β€” formalin, zinc salts, glycerin β€” then sealed her in a glass coffin in Palermo's Capuchin Catacombs, alongside 8,000 other mummies. Time-lapse cameras in 2014 caught her eyelids opening and closing.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalia_Lombardo
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