by Maledicta | Nov 18, 2018 | Oddities and Curiosities
Maritime lore abounds with stories of ghost ships – ships that sail the oceans of the world manned by a ghostly crew, destined never to make port. One of the creepiest ghost ship stories is the mystery of the Octavius. In 1761, the Octavius sailed from London...
by Maledicta | Dec 9, 2017 | Halloween 365, Oddities and Curiosities
For dedicated mountain climbers, making the trek to the summit of Mt. Everest is the ultimate challenge. It could be the adventure of a lifetime… or the end of it. The grim truth is that for every ten climbers who go up the world’s tallest mountain, there’s one...
