Mary Celeste

A merchant ship found drifting in perfect order, cargo intact, meals half-eaten — but every soul aboard vanished, lifeboat gone.

Why we kept this

The lifeboat was gone but the captain's breakfast wasn't — that detail is what keeps people up at night.

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