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In 2022, after both parents had died, Ferrer opened a closet and found about 100 letters from Poly, the earliest less than a week after their departure.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Oprah Winfrey, one of Chopra’s earliest champions and business partners, gave him a huge boost with TV appearances in the early 1990s.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

Still, he expects any capital raise will be pushed out until the end of the year at the earliest.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

The site has produced the oldest known member of the genus Homo and the earliest known Oldowan stone tools on Earth.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

The earliest men and women, 2.5 million years ago, had brains of about 36 cubic inches.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari