![]() ![]() Greta Garbo and John Gilbert, aka Gilbo (Photos: Getty) ![]() And when King Leopold of Belgium allegedly took a fancy to the dancer Cleo de Merode in 1895, they were nicknamed Cleopold. The actors John Gilbert and Greta Garbo became Gilbo following their scandalous affair in the 1920s. It turns out that even Brangelina and Kimye have portmanteau predecessors. She was displayed – and weighed – in front of fascinated crowds by the Dutch mariner Captain Douwe Mout Van Der Meer. ![]() Only eight rhinos had been brought to Europe before Clara, so she arrived in Rotterdam from India in 1741 with near-mythical status, especially as it coincided with the death of the only other member of her species on the continent. Two of the world’s most famous celebrities today, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, known together as Kimye (Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty) I have examined the lives of 125 people, some of whom are still well known today – from Lord Byron to Shirley Temple – and some of whom I had never even heard of, including a two-tonne rhino called Clara. ![]()
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