For three months in 1964, Vladimir Nabokov wrote down his dreams every morning, pursuing a theory that time flows backward
Legendary Mexican wrestler El Santo never removed his mask until 1984–10 days later he died
Wreck of notorious gambling and prostitution ship lost at sea in 1936 was revealed by violent El Nino storms
Ferdinand Magellan was regarded as a traitor in his native Portugal
The Ted Bundy enigma: A law student and suicide-hotline volunteer who was a serial killer
Countries that ceased to exist in the 20th century
Bold Invention: The Bartini Beriev VVA-14, a 1970s-era Soviet aircraft designed to take off from the water
Tristan da Cunha is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world
Australian couple Bought a decaying Neoclassical French Chateau and started blogging the restoration process
The grand but flawed 17th century Swedish warship “Vasa” sank on her maiden voyage, but in 1961 the ship was completely recovered
