Plus, is this the best season ever for spotting the northern lights? Are mutts healthier than designer dogs? And how ‘Bluetooth’ got its name.
Saturday, December 2, 2023 | |
| TAUBMAN MUSEUM OF ART, ROANOKE, VIRIGINIA | | Sailing farther northward than any other known vessel, the commander of the U.S.S. Polaris (above) was dead set at becoming the first person to reach the North Pole.
Soon, he was simply dead, but it took more than a century to determine he was murdered. And unlike a current series on Hulu, it really happened.
But who killed the captain? And why? Was it a love triangle? Or jealousy? And what happened to the mission? Figure out the mystery. | | | |
| PHOTOGRAPH BY VINCENT J. MUSI | | | |
| GETTY IMAGES | | Linking seamlessly: Where did the name Bluetooth come from? We use it now to describe the seamless linking of electronic devices. But it came from this Viking king (shown above), who joined up Scandinavia. Seamlessly? Well, let's say ruthlessly. | | | |
| PHOTOGRAPH BY ROYAL HOLLOWAY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, BRIDGEMAN IMAGES | | | |
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