The El Paso Enigma: The Disappearance of William and Margaret Patterson
The Pattersons said they were merely going on vacation. That was nearly 70 years ago.
The Pattersons said they were merely going on vacation. That was nearly 70 years ago.
Fazlur Khan and the idea that would turn architecture on its head.
Victor Noir was killed by a Bonaparte. These days, he’s more famous for something else.
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A gifted writer, Follett finished her first novel at age 12. By age 25, she was never seen or heard from again.
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Unravel the mystery of the Vinland Map—a controversial document that claimed Vikings arrived in North America before Columbus. Discover the truth now.
“Polar exploration is at once the cleanest and most isolated way of having a bad time which has been devised,” he later wrote.
In 1919, Canadian businessman Ambrose Small cashed a check for 1 million dollars. Hours later, he vanished.
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Following a string of PR nightmares, McDonald's began quietly removing its PlayPlaces in the 2000s.
In 1975, Bum Farto had it all. A dead body and a drug deal gone wrong changed everything.
A bloody take on the Conan legend was announced in 2005—and then all but vanished.
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Each December, "Baby, It’s Cold Outside"—a ’40s-era American standard that some modern listeners hear as a depiction of sexual misconduct—invites a barrage of controversies, radio bans, and think pieces.