Rosalia Lombardo’s Eyes: A Child Mummy’s Lifelike Puzzle
A secret formula not only allowed Rosalía Lombardo to become one of the best-preserved mummies on Earth, but many even claim that she can open her eyes. Fabrizio Villa/Getty Images The mummy of Rosalia Lombardo in the Capuchin Catacombs beneath Palermo, Sicily. Deep in a dark catacomb in Sicily, a young girl lies in a glass-topped coffin. Her name is Rosalia Lombardo, and she died of pneumonia caused by the Spanish flu just a week before her second birthday in 1920. Her father was so heartbroken that he sought the help of an embalmer and taxidermist to preserve his son....
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