Brilio.net/en - Some stories just dont have an answer and are doomed to haunt us with their mystery forever. Unknown phenomenon and pieces of lost history turn up almost everyday, leaving us making wondering if the life in the past wasnt more complex than modern day. 22 of the most puzzling mysteries of mankind from around the world are compiled here by Unbelievable Facts:
1. Found over 2,000 years after her death, Lady Dais of the Han Dynasty is one of the worlds most well preserved ancient human remains. She is buried in a mysterious liquid that even scientists still cannot replicate. She is Chinas eternal mummy, with her skin still soft and her arms and legs could bend at the joints. Until today, she is the most well preserved ancient human ever discovered.
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2. Scientists are still trying to find out why humans have different blood types. In the early 1900s Karl Landsteiner first discovered the types of blood and that certain kinds cannot mix. There are many theories on how we are divided into these categories, but the question remains as to why humans have different blood types at all.
3. There is a thundercloud in Australia that forms almost every afternoon from September to March each year. It reaches heights of approximately 20 kilometers and has become the subject of numerous studies by meteorologist worldwide. Named Hector the Convector, it forms almost every afternoon on the Tiwi Islands in Northern Territory, Australia. It is believed that nearby sea breezes causes it.
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4. A 6-8 inch long skeleton was discovered outside a Chilean ghost town. It has hard teeth, a bulging head, and scaled skin that had people believing it was some type of extraterrestrial. Only after it was declared human did the question arise for an explanation for its incredibly tiny size, mutations, and origin. Those questions were never answered.
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5. Nearly 90 different commercial airliners have gone missing in the last seven decades and not a single piece of wreckage was ever located. The mysteries of what happen to those planes continues baffle people to this day. No one knows where they went or what happened to the vanished planes. Its as if they have disappeared to another world.
6. In 1973 two men arrived at a sheriffs office and claimed to be abducted by aliens with lobster-claw hands. Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker were fishing when they said they were taken. They talked in distressed voices about the abduction and told the same story even though they were in different rooms. Hickson even passed a polygraph exam, to prove he wasnt making up things.
7. In 1876, mysterious meat rained over Bath County in Kentucky, USA, and has since become known as The Kentucky Meat Shower. The meat then studied by the Newark Scientific Association and the result claimed that it contained muscle tissue, cartilage and lung tissue either from horse or infant (both has similar structures of organs).
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8. In 1954, a retired air force major reported that the U.S Air Force spotted two satellites orbiting Earth. The origin and purpose of The Black Knight Satellite were unknown. It was spotted before any man-made satellites were launched. Some people claim this black knight satellite may be 13,000 years old, and has been both sighted and photographed before the first man-made satellite was launched.
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9. In 1967 Australians lost their prime minister in the most unusual case. It was one of the largest search operations in the countrys history, yet no remains or personal belongings were ever found. Harold Holt was Prime Minister for 22 months before he disappeared while swimming at Cheviot Beach. The massive manhunt began by police, and was eventually continued by the diver from Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force helicopters, Army personnel, and many local volunteers.
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10. In 2003 a Boeing 727 was stolen from an Angolan airport. The suspected thieves were believed to have no abilities to fly an aircraft and the plane took off without any communication or clearance from the tower. With the lights off and transponder disabled, it flew above the Atlantic Ocean never to be seen of again.
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11. There is a gorilla that responds to a question about death with: Comfortable hole, bye. Koko is famous for knowing sign language. When asked where gorillas go after death, Koko hastily responded by signing Comfortable hole, bye.
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12. The Kepler telescope has spotted roughly 1,200 possible worlds, including 68 that are earth-sized planets. 1 out of every 37 to 1 out of every 70 sun-like stars may harbor an alien earth. These findings alone can hint to billions of planets in our galaxy that could harbor life. Guess were not alone after all.
13. In 1518, a strange and fatal dancing plague struck Strasbourg, Alsace. The fervent dancing in the streets lasted over a period of about a month and as result with some dancers suffering from heart attacks, strokes, and many more dying from sheer exhaustion. Hundreds were affected, and it still remains unexplained to this day.
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14. After enduring a brain injury in the shallow end of a swimming pool, a man lost 35% of his hearing and some memory loss, but he gained the ability to become a great pianist. But a few days after the incident he said he felt inexplicably compelled to sit at a keyboard. The condition is known as Acquired Musical Savant Syndrome.
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15. There is a 240 page-book called The Voynich Manuscript that said to have been written in the early 15th century in a completely unknown language. The illustrations point to the possibility that the book is a book of medicine from medieval or early modern age. Many professional cryptographers have been studying the Voynich manuscript, yet no one has succeeded in deciphering the text.
16. The rarest motorcycle in the world Traub was found behind a brick wall in Chicago. It was found in 1968 and still runs to this day. Dale Walksler, the current owner, reveals it can be dated back to 1916. The engines technology was well ahead of its time, and even some mechanisms on it had never been used on any other American motorcycle.
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17. A man spent 67 years of his life stereoblind. It is the inability to experience depth perception. After having to pay for 3D-glasses to watch the movie Hugo, his brain suddenly clicked. About 5-10% of the population have stereoblindness. This left him being able to see world as if it was background image. The man was able to experience three-dimensional vision long after the movie ended even though conventional wisdom stated that it is impossible.
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18. In 1975 odd and anxious behaviours of dogs and other animals led to the evacuation of Haicheng city, China. Hours later the city experienced a 7.3 magnitude earthquake that destroyed nearly 90% of the city. Observing the dogs seemingly strange behavior saved 90,000 residents!
19. The worlds largest virus, named Pandora, was found off the coast of Australia. It holds about 93% of unidentified genetics besides the virus itself. This suggests an extraterrestrial origin, but scientists cannot say with absolute certainty that it does not pose a danger to human kind.
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20. The Devils Kettle is a massive hole that swallows half a river and no one has any idea where it goes. Over the years, researchers and curious people alike have poured dye, ping-pong balls, and even logs into the kettle and search for any sign of their reappearance. So far, none of the contents have ever been found.
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21. There is a giant hole in the ground on Oak Island in Canada that said to house pirate treasures no one can reach. The discovery of a tree nearby with robe damage indicated tales of pirates lowering treasure into the hole below. With financial backing, a group of individuals began digging. After a few years they gave up the attempt at hidden treasure because the constant flooding made the terrain too hard to maneuver. The only thing the hopefuls were able to salvage was a large stone that translated to Forty feet below two million pounds are buried.
22. The Great Attractor, as scientists call it, is a dark matter so dense it is pulling our galaxy, and many others, towards it at any given time. At a speed of 22 million kilometers (14 million miles) per hour, this huge volume of space is roughly 250 million light years from our solar system. This means that the eventual fate of the universe is tied to the presence of a dark matter and energy, and no one knows what it or where it ends up!
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