[Verginius Rufus]

Magellan was Portuguese, but sailing for Spain. Two ships might have made it back but one was seized by the Portuguese in the Spice Islands. Eighteen men made it back to Spain on the one ship. They couldn't understand why they were one day off as to what day of the month it was.

The Magellanic Clouds are named for Magellan. Amazing that after all those thousands of years of people living in the Southern Hemisphere no one had noticed them before. :-)

[Borges]

Ever read “Over the Edge of the World”? It’s a terrific account of the journey.

[PallMal]

Unfortunately, Magellan wasn’t one of the ones who made it back.