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“Blind Tom,” born a slave, at the age of 10 became the highest paid pianist of the 19th century
Alfama: the oldest neighborhood in Lisbon charms with its narrow cobbled streets and Fado melodies
The Erdapfel, the oldest surviving terrestrial globe, does not show the Americas but it does include the mythical Saint Brendan’s Island
The mystery of the Vela Incident: some say it was a secret nuclear explosion
When a photographer bought a 1929 camera at second-hand store, he discovered 70-year-old film inside and was able to develop it
One of the most intriguing nautical mysteries: the Carroll A. Deering “ghost ship”
An artist established his own micro-nation of Ladonia in Sweden, including a flag, motto, and departments like Ministry of Procrastination
David Bowie and Queen’s Wild Night Creating the Hit “Under Pressure”
The three wise monkeys: Mizaru, Kikazaru, and Iwazaru
Poisonings, drowning, a nunnery, or exile: Life as one of Ivan the Terrible’s eight wives
