#11 Mysteries

Vol. I, No. X     April 22, 2008

© 2008 The Vince College Review

Mysteries - Solved! If you're anything like the staff of the Vince College Review, you wonder from time to time about some of history's greatest mysteries. Plus, just like us, you're not much of a reader. Why pick up a book? It's a lot of work and, what's more, it's a dumb waste of time. Enter the Vince College Review. We pay our staff of in-house eggheads to read through all that boring crap for you and sum it all up. Sure, there's still a little bit of reading involved, but it's a lot shorter. Check out these mysteries from histories: they're so short that you can read them during the commercial breaks! Read More... Bears cannot be stopped by bullets, and nobody knows why. History is unsure what the 'B' in Lyndon B. Johnson stands for, but legend has it that it is the name of the site of the Johnson family's buried treasure. Do you remember Crystal Pepsi? How did they get all of the color out of the soda? Wasn't that weird? I wish they still made that stuff.

How many times have you found yourself watching an episode of "Law & Order" and figured out what happened well before the end of the show? Probably lots, because they usually start each episode with the crime itself. But what about some of those other mystery shows that don't do that? Not so much, right? As it turns out, this doesn't necessarily mean that you're dumb (although you probably are) – maybe you just don't know how to solve a mystery. This week, the Vince College Review has invited visiting professor Lance Zarteski to share the nine simple steps that will allow you to involve just about any mystery out there – provided that it is not a real mystery. Read More...

Where Are They Now? History is, among other things, a collection of great and memorable personalities. Caesar. Napoleon. Lincoln. Rambo First Blood. But occasionally, history is frustratingly inexact about the fates of some of its greatest stalwarts. This is not just a matter of records being lost in the course of hundreds of years; no less a contemporary figure than former presidential candidate H. Ross Perot has simply vanished, leaving baffled historians to speculate about solo balloon flights or collapsing wine cellars. In this article, Vince College Review editor Chris Merton-Pierce presents some of the most famous mysteries, along with the best available theories as to their whereabouts. Read More...