A passing lane (North American English) or overtaking lane (British, Irish and Australian English) is the lane on a multi-lane highway or motorway closest to the center of the road (the central reservation). In some countries, lanes are described as being on the 'inside' or the 'outside' of a road - which one the passing lane is varies.
When Italian handyman Vincenzo Peruggia stole the Mona Lisa from the Louvre in 1911, he never could have guessed her absence would be the very thing that made her the most recognizable painting on the planet.
The Mona Lisa Foundation, which was set up to research the portrait, will present evidence that da Vinci created the Isleworth Mona Lisa before his iconic masterpiece that hangs in the Louvre. The group counts chess grandmaster Anatoly Karpov, who will preside over the presentation, among its members.