Mysteries

PLACES

We may be standing on the shoulders of giants—and, if some legends are believed, that phrase might be shockingly literal.

THINGS

The aftermath of JFK’s assassination was so chaotic it led to a botched investigation and sparked conspiracy theories that persist to this day.

THINGS

Recent research has brought us one step closer to unlocking the six-century mystery of the Voynich manuscript.

THINGS

Much of the folk wisdom of the past has been confirmed by modern scientific research.

THINGS

On the high windswept Tibetan Plateau, researchers have authenticated a stone inscription that offers direct evidence of Qin Shi Huang’s fabled expedition for the elixir of immortality.

PEOPLE

French war hero Charles Nungesser and his navigator François Coli vanished during their attempt to make the first transatlantic flight from Paris to New York, leaving behind one of aviation’s greatest mysteries.



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