Today I learned on Nostr: TIL Rudolf Diesel, the inventor of the diesel engine, disappeared under mysterious ...

TIL Rudolf Diesel, the inventor of the diesel engine, disappeared under mysterious circumstances while at sea in 1913. Ten days after his disappearance a body was found floating with some of his belongings, but was so decomposed it was unrecognizable and was not kept. The case has remained unsolved.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Diesel#Disappearance_and_death
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