A 450-year-old book advises young samurai how to prepare for combat, the secret to viewing death calmly–and what to name the baby
“The Blues Brothers” mayhem: John Belushi fell asleep in a stranger’s house, Dan Aykroyd proposed to Carrie Fisher
The Papin Sisters and the murder case that still haunts France after more than 80 years
Nine drops since 1930: The longest running pitch drop lab experiment in history
The mystery of the Octavius: An 18th-century ghost ship was discovered with the captain’s body found frozen at his desk, still holding his pen
Wreck of notorious gambling and prostitution ship lost at sea in 1936 was revealed by violent El Nino storms
The “fire and ice” rivalry between Borg and McEnroe led to tennis’s greatest matches
The Neo-Gothic Santa Justa lift in Lisbon, inaugurated by royalty in 1901, elevates its visitors to a gorgeous vista
The Man Born Without Arms or Legs who had 4 wives and 70 Girlfriends
Death plus a yacht full of celebrities: A producer’s untimely demise led to a mystery involving William Randolph Hearst and Charlie Chaplin
