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Who was Jack the Ripper? What happened at Dyatlov Pass? These are the sort of questions that are really exciting the first time one hears of them, generally, as a child, but as time goes on and answers remain elusive, that doesn’t mean that folk’s appetite for mystery has gone anywhere.
People from across the internet have detailed examples of mysteries they would love an answer to and we’ve gathered them here for you to read through and ponder. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your own thoughts, examples and possible explanations in the comments down below.
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#1
Monarch Butterfly
So the Monarch Butterfly migrates to Mexico and back every year. During the year there are a full 4 generations of butterflies that live and die during the journey. Upon returning back from Mexico, the butterfly manages to find the same trees it's relative started out at despite never having been there.
Paulina 4 months ago
"Magnetic field" in birds mean more of a North-South axis. Not a specific tree.
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Malsumis 4 months ago
scientists THINK they use a genetic compass, sun tracking, and maybe even earth's magnetic field to navigate - all of this passed down by genetic memory. it's legit bonkers
Anthony Elmore 4 months ago
I'm kind of curious if they ever just.. go to the wrong tree. Or worse, what happens if they come back and the tree isn't there anymore? Id' be pissed if the legendary tree that stories have been passed down for generations in my family was cut down to hoist up some human's butt as a poorly crafted chair.
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Day Andie 4 months ago
That's assuming that it's trees haven't been cut down for another subdivision or big box store
Bec 4 months ago
We had some pass through our yard and land in the neighbors tulip tree a few years ago! It was amazing!
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Gerry Higgins 4 months ago
Trump will put a stop to illegally crossing the US/Mexico border!!!!
Nikole 4 months ago
“The butterflies are eating the leaves, the flowers…”
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NotAThreat (he/him) 4 months ago
it reminds me of the fact that trauma (or its responses) can be genetic.
MadMonkey 4 months ago
You are referring to epigenetics, probably the Dutch starvation study, which has been shown only to last one or two generations before it disappears. Further studies on other groups also show an ephemeral effect. Yes, the DNA coding (how it is read by RNA) changes, but only for a few generations before it disappears. IOW the effect of trauma on your genes is NOT permanent. There are a lot of very good books about this out there.
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Toika Gao 4 months ago
And so did countless other creatures that can't fly, until humans blocked their migrating paths with a barrier because of their human feuds. Can anyone please create an atomic bomb that kills humans only?
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#2
Chechem Tree And The Chaka Tree
I'm not sure if you'd call this 'unsolved' or frankly even solvable. But there are two trees found in parts of Central America, called the Chechem tree and the Chaka tree. The Chechem tree's bark has a p****n that is so strong that just by touching the bark (or its sap of course) your skin will begin to numb. The cure to this exact p****n lies in its sister tree, the Chaka. And as if that wasnt enough all on its own, whats more they are Always found to be right next to each other in nature. There is a Mayan myth that comes with these trees that they are from two brothers that fought each other over the love of a woman, but they ended up unaliving each other, and the woman, Nicte-Ha, died of heartbreak. One of the brothers, Kinich, was kind and caring, and thus became the Chaka tree. The other brother, Tizic, was cold-hearted and arrogant, and became the Chechem tree. Poisons and cures found in nature are of course a reality in many different instances, but the fact that these trees are right next to each other in nature, and provide exactly opposite effects, is pretty crazy.
Surly Scot 4 months ago
scottish stinging nettle and its antidote, the dock leaf, always grow next to each other.
Robert T 4 months ago
Not just Scotland - we had this growing up in Northern England - regularly used to rub dock leaves on nettle stings.
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Alison Marchand 4 months ago
Seriously, the words I rifle through in my mind in the few seconds it takes to figure it out are 9 times out of 10 much more scandalous than the censored word 😆
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Rebecca O’Donnell 4 months ago
Upvote for Star Trek: The Next Generation!
Load More Replies... ABC NrTen FCK CENSORISM 4 months ago
POISON, BP. FՍCKING POISON. What is WRONG with this page and its censoring bullshіt, seriously?
Funhog 4 months ago
Poison ivy and jewelweed grow in the same environment. Jewelweed can be effective in relieving the itching resulting from contact dermatitis from poison ivy.
Bret Sander 4 months ago
I have used jewel weed as a prophylactic before going around poison ivy. In twenty five years, I've never had a reaction. I'm not naturally immune to poison ivy BTW
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#3
Invention Of Bread
I would really like to know how bread was invented. Which madman looked at a field of wheat and thought to themselves: 'If we dry it and ground it, mix it with water, pound it into a ball and place it in a warm box for a while, it could be really delicious.'
And don't get me started on yeast.
Auntriarch 4 months ago (edited)
Very hungry. Chew wheat berries. Hard but you're hungry. Bash them between stones so you don't have to chew. Dry in the mouth, so mix with water. Eat a bit, leave some. Dry it by the fire to keep for later or transport. Yeasts in air, settle on mixture, start working, mixture goes pouffy but can't waste food so put by the fire as usual.
Agata Konador 4 months ago
In old days bread was not puffed, was flat. So they bash it between the stones, didn't eat everhthing, left it on the stone, there was a little bit of rain, followed by very hot sun that extremelly warmed the stone and the mixture backed.
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Giles McArdell 4 months ago
Yeast is everywhere, leave anything with sugars or starch out (you know, like crushed up wheat) and yeast will start growing in it. That white sheen on fruit - yeast, the reason some animals can get drunk on rotting fruit - yeast, that touching bit of poetry - Yeats.
The Other Guest 4 months ago
Now I'm going to "hear" the poets name as "yeets" instead of "yaytes" every time I see it. Darn you! Darn you to heck!
Load More Replies... Danni 4 months ago
What about toast then? they cooked the bread and thought... not done. cook it again!
Kit Black 4 months ago
We need coffee and those f*****g things ate all the coffee beans... oh wait, they s**t the coffee beans out... Maybe if we wash them really, really well?
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martymcmatrix 4 months ago
Besides, I terribly wanna know how milking was discovered, AND how it's been explained to people...🤔 🤭 🤷🏽 🐄
SouthernGal 4 months ago
Very easy to figure out since human mothers nurse their babies, so they obviously knew milk was a healthy food source.
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Jude Bennett 4 months ago
I wonder who thought that oysters would be nice. "Oh look a shell full of snot, lets eat this"
Malsumis 4 months ago
phase 1 : hungry nomads eat grass seeds. edible, but not tasty. roasted and boiled? much nicer. phase 2 : spill some grain porridge onto a hot rock. mm, flatbread! ground grain + water + heat! remember that! phase 3 : leave that dough out for a while and you'll get natural wild yeast. bake it? it's fluffy!
There is something fundamentally human about being drawn to mysteries, especially those that cannot be solved. From ancient myths to cold cases, from inexplicable disappearances to inscrutable symbols etched in extinct languages, humans return repeatedly to unsolvable enigmas.
The attraction persists even when or maybe especially when there is no solution to be had. We read conspiracy theories, re-read true crime reports, and ponder endlessly about the unexplained. This fascination with mystery is no defect of reason, but a part of our nature, intimately related to curiosity, imagination, and the need to interpret our world.
#4
The Ibadan Forest Of Horror In Nigeria. A Local Taxi Driver Goes Missing And His Friends Create A Makeshift Search Party And Investigate A Forest
Instead of finding their friend, they find an abandoned school (or factory) that have the remnants of a hellish t*****e/m****r, ritual k*****g and human trafficking. 8 survivors were rescued. Numerous body parts, rotting corpses and personal artifacts were found. The perpetrators were never found - although local politicians and ritualists were suspects.
Whilst this discovery is disturbing, the mystery for me is that the original taxi driver - still hasn’t been found.
Dragons Exist 4 months ago
törture, mürder, & kílling are the censored words
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ABC NrTen FCK CENSORISM 4 months ago
Tortսre, mսrder and ritual kіlling. Just kіlling, uh, filling in the missing words.
Earonn - 4 months ago
Their friend was part of it? But honestly, let's rather dwellon the fact that a group of tor*turers, rap*ists and murder*ers could just so continue to live their lives.
Al Padilla 4 months ago
Agree with first comment. This "self" censorship is absurd. If you have to do this, how about substituting an asterisk for just one letter? And what, exactly, is the reason for the censorship? Several times in each series, a number of perfectly innocent, technical terms are censored out, like the "d-word" for medication when referring to a medication.
The Cute Cat 4 months ago
Not really weird considering the upper echelon person on the society still believe in black magic and ritual killing.
#5
On April 4th, 1991, Angela Hammond, 20, Was Abducted While Using A Payphone
Her fiancé heard her screams and the haunting words of her kidnapper saying, "I didn't need to use the phone anyway," before the line went dead. She has never been found.
iseefractals 4 months ago
Ask that italian motorcyclist who came upon a bear, stopped to take some pictures with it and attempted to feed it how that mentality worked out. Ooooooo....that's right, ya can't....because the bear ate him.
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Upstaged75 4 months ago
The theory is that it was a case of mistaken identity. Someone else named Angela was the daughter of a d**g dealer, who received a threatening note about her being abducted that same day. She resembled the other Angela as well. Poor woman. Not knowing is horrible.
Deeelite 4 months ago
The boyfriend passed the truck she was in with the kidnapper and turned around to chase it but the transmission died. He could see her banging on the passenger window
Jennifer Johnson 4 months ago
I remember seeing this on an episode of Unsolved Mysteries
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The Sodder Children
The Sodder family house burned down in the middle of the night. Several of the kids were presumed dead, but their bodies were never found in the debris and it never burned hot enough to cremate them. It started to look extremely suspicious and the parents until their deaths believed that they had been taken for some reason. Many years down the line they did receive a photo and cryptic note from someone claiming to be their son but it was never authenticated.
Bookworm 4 months ago (edited)
They speculated taking 5 of the kids might have been revenge by the Sicilian Mafia for the dad speaking against the then f@cist government of his native Italy. The last surviving (and youngest) known child d!Ed in 2021, but their families promised to keep looking.
BrunoVI 4 months ago
What seems strange about this is that I've often had it explained to me that part of the affinity in America among Italians for the mafia is that the mafia opposed the fascists, and this lack of support for Mussolini was what made the American/British/Canadian conquest of Sicily so comparably easy. (6,000 dead and 19,000 wounded vs axis casualties of 180,000.) That so many of these Italians' parents and grandparents had immigrated during the 1920s made this seem even more plausible. (Nationally, Italian immigration started to wane by the 1920s, due to immigration laws passed around WWI.)
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T'Mar of Vulcan 4 months ago
Just from watching some documentaries on the topic, it seems like some of the kids used the fire to run away from home. And if that was the case, they wouldn't want to be found.
Mysteries fascinate the mind because they leave us with a feeling of incompleteness. The world is generally governed by cause and pattern, and when something won't obey a plane vanishes into thin air, a historical figure disappears under mysterious conditions, an encryption remains unbroken for decades, the mind is invigorated. We seek closure, because closure is knowledge, and knowledge is power.
#7
Christopher Kerze, 17, Stayed Home From School On April 20th, 1990, Complaining Of A Headache
His mom came home later to find him gone and a note explaining that he'd be back later, if he didn't get "lost" (which was underlined twice). He has never been found.
Bookworm 4 months ago
Missing where he took the family van (found abandoned 2 days later), a gun but no ammunition, and in the note he left a message saying he intended to end his life. The family did get a serious of strange phone calls for about 6 months, but no way to know if it was related.
Jaya 4 months ago
Wow, so they left out 90% of the relevant information. Thanks for adding it.
Load More Replies... Malsumis 4 months ago
the note read "I am not coming back. My brain is too much. I am going to disappear without a trace."
#8
The Voynich Manuscript – Still Unreadable After 600+ Years
I’ve recently done a deep dive into one of the most persistent unsolved mysteries in history: the Voynich Manuscript. It’s a book that has fascinated cryptographers, linguists, historians, and conspiracy theorists alike for over a century. Here’s a full breakdown of what we actually know, the main theories, and why none have held up to serious scrutiny so far.
What is the Voynich Manuscript?
Discovered in 1912 by rare book d****r Wilfrid Voynich in a Jesuit college in Italy, the manuscript is written in an entirely unknown script and illustrated with bizarre images. It’s been carbon-dated to around 1404–1438. The pages contain:
Unidentified plants (none matching known species). Astrological diagrams with suns, moons, and zodiac symbols. Biological imagery, including naked women bathing in green liquid and connected by strange tubes. Pharmaceutical-like illustrations showing jars and roots.Long passages of continuous text with paragraph markers, but no recognizable words or syntax. It’s currently housed in the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Yale University.
Serena Myers 4 months ago
The press release from University of Bristol in South West England promotes a paper that reveals the secret language of the Voynich manuscript has finally been understood. One of their associate researchers has published the paper with the solution to the mystery. If validated (and it has already been peer reviewed) this means he has succeeded where countless cryptographers, linguistics scholars and computer programs have failed - by cracking the code of the 'world's most mysterious text', the Voynich manuscript. Source: ancient-origins.net
KM 4 months ago
The supposed translation was done by a biology research assistant and has been proven to be wrong
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Thatkamloopsguy 4 months ago
Why is the word dealer censored? will you guy and girls grow the fu ck up.
Upstaged75 4 months ago
Who are you talking to?? The people who come here have nothing to do with the censor nor are we complaining about any words. It's an AI program that the site uses and the censored words are based on sponsor/advertising money. I've started seeing similar things on YouTube and Facebook as well.
Load More Replies... CP 4 months ago
What would happen if JRR Tolkien's elf language describing middle earth was discovered without knowing LOTR existed. This seems nothing more than someone's imagination. Possibly a novel. People being so interested in stuff like this makes me want to bury random things to confuse future humans.
Rika 4 months ago
I agree. There are enough works of fiction out there to prove humans can imagine complex universes and languages. I don't understand why so many people find it hard to believe someone has been able to do the same several centuries ago.
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Bored Birgit 4 months ago
My theory is a savant wrote the Voynich manuscript. A highly intelligent man (or woman) who lived in his/her own world and invented his/her own language.
Michael P (Perthaussieguy) 4 months ago
In context; my dad used shorthand (Pittmans or Gregg, not sure) when he was taking meeting notes back in the '50s and '60s in England. Mum told me many years later he made many changes of his own and even though she knew shorthand, couldn't decipher many words. Perhaps the original writer had his own code/language
Malsumis 4 months ago
no, the voynich manuscript was not definitively decoded in 2019. yes, a researcher published a controversial and media-hyped theory claiming it had been. but the linguistic and cryptographic communities have overwhelmingly rejected it due to lack of methodological rigor and unverifiable claims.
ABC NrTen FCK CENSORISM 4 months ago
LOL BP. RARE BOOK DЕALER is being censored? This is beyond ridiculous. Everyone, if you are annoyed by this as well, would you do us all a favour and keep reporting such bullshіt censorism? Maybe, just maybe, at some point they will realise that they need us.
The Darkest Timeline 4 months ago (edited)
I can’t decide which is more annoying: the censoring of random words here or all the whining about it. Pray tell; to whom should we report this to?
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The Lead Mask Mystery Of Brazil
The bodies of two men were found wearing lead masks covering their eyes with a notebook that mysteriously read “4:30 PM be at the determined place. 6:30 PM swallow capsules, after effect, protect metals, wait for signal” in Portuguese.
There are multiple theories that have been proposed to explain this case, ranging from foul play to UFOs. One theory revolves around the testimony of a friend of the two men, who claimed that they were members of a group of "scientific spiritualists". This theory purports that the men were apparently attempting to contact extraterrestrials or spirits using psychedelic d***s; believing that such an encounter would be accompanied by blinding light, the men cut and wore metal masks to shield their eyes. The two then ultimately died of a simultaneous drug overdose. This account is corroborated by the esoteric diary entry found at the scene and by mask-making materials and literature concerning spirits found at the men's homes
Anonymouse 4 months ago
So - what is the mystery? "This theory purports that the men were apparently attempting to contact extraterrestrials or spirits using psychedelic d***s; believing that such an encounter would be accompanied by blinding light, the men cut and wore metal masks to shield their eyes. The two then ultimately died of a simultaneous d**g o******e. This account is corroborated by the esoteric diary entry found at the scene and by mask-making materials and literature concerning spirits found at the men's homes"
Luca Valerio 4 months ago
I knew it - psychedelic ducks must definitely be able to contact extraterrestrials!
Even when facts are few or inconsistent, the mere presence of a question can generate a compelling urge to close the loop. At times it is done through intense inquiry and theory-building, at others through narrative, myth-making, or even elaborate conspiracy.
#10
In 1993, Six Hikers Were Trekking Near Lake Baikal In Siberia When They Were Suddenly Overcome With Horrific Symptoms
Blood streamed from their eyes and noses, they clutched at their throats and bashed their heads against rock. Why this happened is still unknown.
Margaret Shannon 4 months ago
No, this is a different hiking mystery in Russia. Lots of unsolved hiking mysteries in Russia.
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#11
Three Men Vanished From A Yacht In 2007 - Engine Running, Food On Table, No Trace Ever Found
I want to share a real mystery from 2007 that still has no clear answer. It happened in Australia, and some people call it the modern "Mary Celeste."
What Happened?
On April 15, 2007, three men—Derek Batten (56), and brothers Peter (69) and James Tunstead (63)—left Airlie Beach, Queensland, on a 9.8-meter catamaran named Kaz II. They planned to sail around northern Australia to Western Australia. On April 18, a helicopter spotted Kaz II drifting near the Great Barrier Reef. When authorities boarded the boat on April 20, they found it abandoned under strange conditions:
The engine was running. A laptop was on and working. Food and cutlery were set on the table. A newspaper was open on the floor. All safety equipment, including life jackets, was still on board. One sail was badly torn. The anchor was up, and a small dinghy was secured at the stern. There were no signs of struggle or foul play. The men's wallets and personal items were untouched. No distress signal had been sent. Despite extensive searches, no trace of the men was ever found.
Bookworm 4 months ago (edited)
Easiest scenario IMO is one of them fell overboard. Next guy jumped in 'real quick' to help him. He couldn't so third guy does the same. Something happens to prevent them from getting back on the boat (waves, currents, maybe animals like sharks or jellyfish were swam into). Regardless they can't get back on the boat and well that was their final swim. Always wear your life vests.
Oliver 4 months ago
Especially if you’re going into the water to save someone. They will drown the both of you out of sheer panic. This is boating 101.
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michael Chock 4 months ago (edited)
Probably all jumped off to go swimming, but forgot to turn off the motor (or thought they could keep up)
#12
The Mary Celeste Was A Ghost Ship Found Abandoned On December 4, 1872
Despite having ample provisions, an intact cargo, and no signs of structural duress, her crew had disappeared without a trace. To this day, there is no conclusive explanation for what happened on the ship.
Bookworm 4 months ago
I'm a fan of the theory that they thought there was going to be a fire or explosion, got in the lifeboats, and waited to see what happened. During this time the wind kicked up and despite having a line to the ship she out sailed them before anyone could reboard. I can't remember if the lifeboats were still there or not. If they were please don't ruin this theory for me.
Joe Reaves 4 months ago
General consensus now seems to be a flash explosion from the fumes from the industrial alcohol - tests have proved you can have a ball of fire erupt but because it's followed by a wave of cooler air due to the pressure it doesn't leave scorch marks behind. It would be dramatic enough to convince even an experienced captain to get everyone into the boat in case it was followed by a bigger explosion but leave no evidence behind. The boat was definitely missing.
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Lady Eowyn 4 months ago
Why? It's interesting. And if someone wants to spend - not waste - their time investigating it, why not?
Load More Replies...Mystery also resonates at a deeper emotional and existential plane. It offers room for the world to be larger than the sum of its parts. A mystery suggests layers, secrets, the unseeable it promises that reality is not as it appears on the surface. For those of us who live stabilized, routine lives, mysteries can be a way to enter a state of awe. They represent a form of intellectual sandbox, where one gets to stretch what is known, toy with fear, or defy official versions. The unexplained, the bizarre, the unsettled, these are all reminders of something larger than oneself.
#13
In 2003, Two Individuals Successfully Stole A Boeing 727 From Luanda International Airport In Angola
After taking off, the aircraft vanished, prompting a large international search by intelligence agencies. Despite the efforts, both the plane and the thieves disappeared without a trace.
The Boeing 727, once operated by American Airlines, was retired and left at Luanda airport after plans to convert it fell through. In 2003, two men—a pilot and a mechanic—illegally boarded the plane and took off with 14,000 gallons of fuel, enough to travel 1,500 miles. The plane and the men were never found.
Michael Largey 4 months ago
Flying at 500 mph (easily done in a 727), 1500 miles would be a three hour tour. A three hour tour.
Digital Fantasy 4 months ago
How do you manage to steal a fkn Boeing plane? Almost makes you root for them.
Rika 4 months ago
One man was a pilot and the other was a mechanic, they had a valid reason to walk around the airport. And once they were in the plane, it's not like someone could jump in front of it to stop them from leaving.
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The Mystery Of The Icon Preserving Bees
For a decade, a beekeeper near Athens, has kept a tradition: every spring, he slips icons of Christ, the Holy Virgin and different saints in his beehives, in order to bless his bees and his yearly honey production. And every year, the very same mysterious phenomenon occurs: bees make their honeycomb cells around the pious images, meticulously avoiding covering them.
Multa Nocte 4 months ago
They are afraid that if they build over her they will be forced to tithe by the local church.
Daniel Atkins 4 months ago
As a beekeeper i agree that there is something there the bees don’t like. They will build around it. The question is did the beekeeper put it there.
Paulina 4 months ago
Of course he did! He probably makes tons of money on those icons and pilgrims 🙄
Load More Replies... Jaya 4 months ago
Man, people are gullible. Someone from the church could just break some of the honeycomb off around that part of the image, and claim that this is how the bees made it. Or put some substance that bees dislike on that part of the picture, wait for them to finish, and then take the substance off.
Brian Droste 4 months ago
I seen this picture before recently. There was a explanation for this. Wish I could remember the explanation. As some other Pandas speculated, it has something to do with the paint or what the picture is made out of.
Hagebumi 4 months ago
Hi. Iconographer here. I learned that the traditional blue pigments, when combined with acid, produce a highly toxic gas. Honey naturally contains various organic acids, the amounts of which vary depending on the type of honey. Examples include formic acid, lactic acid, and oxalic acid. Bees aren't idiots.
Nikki Sevven 4 months ago
It's not mysterious at all. The bees don't like whatever material the icons are made from.
#15
On June 5th, 1991, Hotel Security Went To Check On Someone Only Known As Eduardo. He Was Supposed To Check Out The Day Prior
Instead, they found the decomposing body of a woman and this photo of her and an unknown man. The woman has never been identified.
Serial pacifist 4 months ago (edited)
Hear me out: I heard a story about this orange guy with poor language skills and a proven record of sexual predatorship becoming the head of the allegedly most advanced superpower, all on the wings of alleged conservative Christian values, and they say he did so twice! If anyone knows more, please fill me in!
Sarah 4 months ago
Stop exaggerating. You just sound like a fool. An ‘orange guy’?? As if a thing exists ….
Load More Replies... Shelli Aderman 4 months ago
They found her in a position indicating suícide, alas. 😔 https://landofentrapment.blog/becca-or-the-1991-albuquerque-jane-doe/
BrunoVI 4 months ago
And this photo doesn't seem to be a scream of anghish, but silliness. I bet once people imagine it's horror it'd be hard reversing that first impression, but I'm going by the upturned corners of her mouth and the way her brows are but far apart.
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Marlowe Fitzpatrik 4 months ago
Yes, but... what of Eduardo? Is the guy in the picture the man named "Eduardo"?
Also, mysteries offer a kind of fellowship. They generate shared narratives that people can relate to, discuss, and disagree about. The enduring interest in Jack the Ripper, the Dyatlov Pass tragedy, or the Voynich Manuscript is not just about facts; it's about being part of a cultural phenomenon.
#16
Natalie Wood Lived Her Life Afraid Of Dark Water. She Disappeared Off Her Yacht In 1981. No One Can Explain How She Got In The Water
Film legend Natalie Wood was 43 when she went on a weekend trip with husband Robert Wagner and costar Christopher Walken. The boat’s captain, Dennis Davern, reported tension onboard. Wagner, Walken, and Davern all confirmed a heated argument on Saturday night, during which Wagner smashed a wine bottle.
Davern claimed Wagner said to Walken, “What are you trying to f**k my wife?” Natalie reportedly returned to the couple’s stateroom. Walken went outside. Wagner and Davern cleaned up the mess. Nearly 45 minutes later, Wagner discovered Natalie was missing. He believed she went to shore. At 1:30 AM, almost two hours after her disappearance, Wagner called for help— but not the Coast Guard. Volunteers and the harbormaster called the Coast Guard at 3:30 AM.
Natalie was found hours later floating in a cove, upright, eyes open, wearing a nightgown, red coat, and wool socks. The couple’s dinghy was found elsewhere, tangled in kelp, engine off and in neutral.
Wagner told people he thought Natalie went to shore, but also said he couldn’t imagine her doing so. Natalie, one of the last stars of Hollywood’s Golden Age, was known for always appearing glamorous — yet she was found in sleepwear. She had long feared “dark water.”
Davern and others questioned why Natalie would try to use the dinghy alone at night in rough water. The case was initially ruled accidental drowning, but reopened in 2011 after new information emerged. Wagner is now a person of interest.
Witnesses John Payne and Marilyn Wayne reported hearing a woman calling for help at 11:05 PM. They kept a spotlight on the water for 20 minutes and heard two male voices speaking to the woman “almost mockingly.” Other reports described a man and woman arguing on the yacht around the same time.
Accounts of the dinghy’s condition vary. Some say it appeared unused; others say it showed signs of struggle and scratches. Natalie had long, pointed nails at the time.
In 2020, Wagner told his stepdaughter Natasha in a documentary that Natalie likely tried to tie up the dinghy, slipped, hit her head, and fell into the water. However, the autopsy showed an abrasion on her cheek but no major head trauma. If unconscious, her eyes likely would’ve remained closed, especially in cold water.
T'Mar of Vulcan 4 months ago
Her daughter, Natasha Gregson Wagner, does not think that Robert Wagner k1lled her mother. I think that, after having been raised by him most of her life, she'd know him better than amateur sleuths on the Internet.
Bryn 4 months ago
She's probably only heard his side of the story though. There are always three sides to every story. There's side A, B, and some where in the middle
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Pyla 4 months ago
I think Robert Wagner smacked her and knew she fell and just walked away. He got away with murder.
Olive Moon 4 months ago
Everyone on that boat was hammered. It was a horrible accident. Let it go.
Mary Kelly 4 months ago
um, except, the couple was having a violent fight and the 21 year old captain believed that wagner did it but was too afraid to talk about it and wagner used his influence and craziness to keep him a kind of prisoner in his house for almost a year afterward....also, why would she go out to tie up the dinghy and not send the 21 year old captain...
Load More Replies... Gerry Higgins 4 months ago
The press made up this conspiracy. They hounded the family for years. She fell overboard and drown - mystery solved.
The Darkest Timeline 4 months ago (edited)
If eyewitness accounts are unreliable, what are the accounts of people recalling the story of an event with sketchy details and little hard evidence they heard about decades ago or are reading about just now worth?
#17
The Winchester Mystery House
I watched a documentary on this house when i was 10 and it has stuck with me ever since. it’s about a woman named Sarah Winchester. Her husband and baby both died. Her husband owned a rifle company, and she went to a psychic. The psychic told her that she is being haunted by the ghosts of all the people who have died by the hands of those guns, and that is the reason for the tragedy that happened in her life.
To appease the spirits, the psychic told her to build a great house for them, and she was not allowed to stop building, or tragedy would strike again. She didn’t get help from anyone, but she did it and kept building for the next 38 years.
There are stairs that lead to nowhere, windows that don’t look out, hallways that wrap around. It has 161 rooms, and it’s huge.
Was it really the ghosts? Was she insane? I have no idea, but it’s the most interesting story i’ve ever heard.
Panda Boom 4 months ago
I've just read about it on wiki. Interesting house, but a lot of the oddities were because of an earthquake where they didn't rebuild after. The stories about ghosts and such came after her death to sell tickets to the house.
David Andrews 4 months ago
Yeah, it's an interesting story until you follow up by reading the actual history. Most of the oddities can be explained by either the earthquake, which destroyed the top 2 floors, a tower and severely damaged other areas, or that she continued building work into old age, which led her to building things like a set of very shallow stairs which wind round themselves to help her be able to climb them with her arthritis
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joann fielding 4 months ago
Also, her best friend had clearly stated that she was a kind woman who employed various work crews in unnecessary projects during an economic downturn to help feed their families.
Upstaged75 4 months ago
Even the Ghost Hunters said that the house isn't haunted. She was just an eccentric lady who built a weird house.
The Darkest Timeline 4 months ago
Wow. The Ghost Hunters said that? Well, say no more!
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Shelley Colleen 4 months ago
The house was very large for the era it was built in but, when you see it in person, it's actually pretty small. Modern rich folk all seem to want their houses to be gigantic but in the 1880s, no one wanted to live in an airplane hangar. Also, she was never a ghost-obsessed occult enthusiast. That myth was started by insecure men who didn't believe she deserved respect for her brains or business acumen.
Marlene Ricker 4 months ago
My family toured the Winchester House when I was about 14. It is a very bizarre house with staircases that end at ceilings and a bathroom with glass walls. I totally enjoyed our tour and have never forgotten it!
#18
Not Sure If It's The Biggest Mystery. But The Antikythera Mechanism Is Pretty Wild
Dated to at least 60BC, possibly as old as 200BC, it's as complex as clockworks that didn't show up until the 1400s, over a millennium later!
It's just such a strange technological anomaly. Who made it? What else did they make and why haven't we found more stuff as advanced?
David Andrews 4 months ago
They were not everyday items, but mechanical devices like this one (it's an orrery) did exist, and are documented from both the time, and subsequently (there are documents from the Roman empire mentioning surviving Greek examples). We don't find them now as there have been 2000 years of fire, warfare and aging to cause them to be lost or broken, and being made largely of metal, many were melted down to be reused
Virgil Blue 4 months ago (edited)
The greek inventors made some amazing mechanisms. Temple doors that swing open automatically via water power and statues that “sang” if a fire was lit on the altar. Via a steam mechanism pushing down a lage bazuin in a container of water. And the famous steam ball and greedy cup of course. They loved to tinker.
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Bill Swallow 4 months ago
This is silly and nonsensical, but that reminds me of a very badly corroded Proton Pack.
Anthony Elmore 4 months ago
Technically not inaccurate. Didn't they determine the purpose seemed to be tracking the date, time, celestial alignments, ect?
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#19
Car In The Trees At Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
Found what looks like a vintage car in the trees above a rock cliff next to the railroad track trail in Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. Anyone know the story behind this?
Kitty 🥀 4 months ago
Dammmit, Ron, you’d think you learned your lesson the first time. Dang kids going out for joyrides.
Load More Replies... Yrral Spavit 4 months ago
There a couple of places like that here. Steep canyons where someone went off the road and the vehicles left partway down.
Kathrin Pukowsky 4 months ago
When I was little in the 80s, we used to go on vacation to Croatia with our family car. Many mountain passes and narrow serpentine streets - and many, many wrecks to find if you made the mistake to look down.
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Pseudonym For An Author 4 months ago
This might’ve been near a river. Old cars are placed along riverbanks in public areas to stop erosion. I don’t have a link but you can look it up.
#20
We Like To Think We Understand The Universe And That Physics Is A Well Grounded Discipline, And In Some Ways It Is
However we have no idea what dark matter or dark energy is and yet we think it makes up 27% and 68% of the universe respectively.
Billo66 4 months ago
Bill Hicks might be able to shed some light on the subject. "All matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream, and we are the imagination of ourselves."
The Darkest Timeline 4 months ago
One of the frustrating things about science is that, the more we find out, the more we begin to get an inkling that we don’t know much at all about anything. This is why I think a lot of people reject science and intellectual pursuits; it makes them feel small and dumb so they think to themselves, “Why bother? It won’t improve my life in the immediate and lays bare the problems with my worldview.” It’s far more comfortable to just reject it all as “navel-gazing” and continue on in their self-deluded and solipsistic ways that are reinforced by their narrow experience and refusal to learn anything that doesn’t get them paid or laid.
Nikole 4 months ago
Definitely this. I don’t understand people who have never thought about the nature of the universe.
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Plentyofoomph 4 months ago
There used to be a lot of other stuff we didn't understand about the universe and physics too. For example, not too long ago, people had no idea how the sun could keep burning for so long. We figured that one out, we'll figure this one out too.
#21
The Devil’s Kettle Falls. There Are Reports Saying It Was Solved, The Water Ends Up In Lake Michigan, Etc. But There Is No Proof
For those who don’t know, the Devil’s Kettle Falls are the bane of my existence. They are located in Cook County, MN. It’s a waterfall that splits into two streams as it comes over a wall of rock - one stream goes into the river connected to the falls, and the other stream falls directly into a hole in the rocks and disappears. Scientists have dropped all kinds of things down there like ping pong b***s, dyes, etc. and tracked surrounding water sources like lakes and rivers to see if the stuff turns up and it never does. The theory about the water ending up in the Great Lakes is a good theory, but it hasn’t been proven.
The hydrologists that claimed they “solved” it were just looking at water levels in the stream and in Lake Michigan, and their explanation for all of the things that’s been dropped into the falls and never resurfaced is “well the current is really strong it probably just disintegrated everything”? Hundreds of plastic items? Disintegrated?
Nathan Lewis 4 months ago
" Scientists have dropped all kinds of things down there" except a camera, it seems
Jaya 4 months ago
I wonder why they can't just put some sort of GPS tracker in there with some sort of very strong casing to protect it?
PawCamp 4 months ago
Oh Gods, you wrote the censored word!! My eyes, oh how they burn!!
Load More Replies... Bill Swallow 4 months ago
Take a tip from 'Fantastic Voyage', and insert a miniaturized nuclear submarine with a crew, some cameras, and a radio. Probably don't need to shrink them down to the size of a red blood cell for this one, though.
There is also safety in the realization that there are certain things that refuse to be neatly resolved. In a world in which so much is knowable, in which information is gathered and outcomes can be anticipated, the existence of actual mystery resists the concept that all can or must be comprehended. It suggests that there are still border areas where certitude has yet to touch them. That mystery, though at times frightening, is also an acknowledgment that we are still explorers in our soul. Whether it's the cosmic mystery of life itself or the mundane mystery of the missing persons' case, the questions keep us engaged, animated, and reaching. Even if the answers never arrive, the search itself means something.
#22
An Active One In The Archaeology World Is The Exact Time Frame Of When Humans Made It To The Americas
The date keeps getting pushed back with more controversial discoveries that then just turn to evidence as they pile up. It’s a fascinating story to see unfold.
Jaime Herrera 4 months ago
Interesting juxtaposition of this post with the ad that popped up on my view from Homeland Security telling immigrants to get the hell out.
Nikole 4 months ago
They even have commercials on TV. Kristi Noem needs to be treated the same way she treated her puppy and goat.
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Beak Hookage 4 months ago
That keeps happening with First Nations Australians as well! The famous song "We Are Australian" has had to have its lyrics updated at least once. "For 30,000 years I've been the first Australian". Nope, now it looks more like about 60,000.
Janos Schumacher 4 months ago
I swear that, when I was a kid taking American history in 8th grade, the textbook said 35,000 years ago was when people first migrated to the Americas. At some point they changed it to be much later but I clearly remember 35,000 being the number at some point.
Robin DJW 4 months ago
In 1970, in an anthropology lecture, I remember being told, that people crossed to the americas 15,000 years go. Same thing in textbooks, all presented as established FACT. I felt then, as I still do, that it was probably much earlier. Two huge continents were not and probably never be excavated. It's fun nowadays to watch it being doubled and redoubled.
The Darkest Timeline 4 months ago
Yes, it was an established FACT at the time with the available evidence. Science doesn’t run on feelings, such as the one you had; it has to actually do and show the work.
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Found These Cryptic Notes And Mapa Of UCLA Campus Hidden In A Small Glass Bottle In A Crevice Deep Within A Utah Ski Resort. What Do These Notes And Maps Mean?!
My buddy was hiding from a hail storm and found a bottle hidden behind rocks in a crevice. (Coordinates - 40.551740,-111.643867 near a utah ski resort) This bottle was last manufactured in the 70’s and all the notes were distressed
In the bottle, he found these weird maps of UCLA campus highlighting entrences with swasticas, and cryptic letters all linked to a guy named Alfred Alder. What are these notes? Is there hidden n**i gold? Why was this hidden in bottles?!
Nina 4 months ago
They usually have benign things, don't they? Not stuff with swastikas
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Dave Baxter 4 months ago
Apart from the fact that the swastika was a peace symbol for thousands of years, I think we can be pretty sure there's no N@zi gold buried in Utah 🤣😂🤣
Nils Skirnir 4 months ago
Adler was a psychiatrist, born in Vienna, victim of Nazis, and refugee. UCLA in the 60s was famous for Adlerian techniques. Maybe some nutzi N**i patient was out for revenge.
Lil be lil 4 months ago
One of the signatures is 'Shaffe' another is Romy ( first name ) look up some of these names!
liam newton-harding 4 months ago
A schizophrenic-break. It made absolute, perfect sense to the person who created it, at the time.
Brandi VanSteenwyk 4 months ago
Ted Bundy was keeping notes to come back to when he thought he'd make it to California killing next....
#24
Kodinhi Small Town In Kerala State Of India The Town Is Known For Having An Unusually H**h Number Of Twins
It has around 2,000 families, there are something around 250 sets of twins legally recorded there. And , there could be a lot more While the national average of twin births is not more than 9 in 1000 births, in Kodinhi, the number is as h**h as 45 in 1000 births.
Jaya 4 months ago
There's probably just a lot of people in that town that have certain genes that make having twins more likely. If people stay in the same small community for many generations and barely any new people come in, the same families keep having babies together and a certain characteristic (like a gene for twins) becomes more and more prevalent. Just basic evolution, isn't it?
Jerome Lenovo 4 months ago
even h1gh is censored here. Time to stop enabling maga censoring this website by whining to the mods
Al Padilla 4 months ago
Where can we write to object to the profusion of asterisks?
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Tony Tripp 4 months ago
B.P. l think you're going OTT with the censoring. Really HIGH HIGH HIGH .Censorship it here too
Georgia Ireland 4 months ago
I'd be in trouble there, unless most of the twins are fraternal, cause I've always been bad at telling identical twins apart!
And perhaps that is the most enduring reason we're drawn to mysteries. They mirror our own condition. We're question creatures, cast into a universe with no instruction manual. We live, move, love, and die not with infallible wisdom, but with fragments, surmises, and longings. In a way, every human life is a mystery in progress unsought in beginning, unforeseen in course, unknowable in completion. To be drawn to mysteries is to recognize, somehow, that we are one.
#25
The Indus Valley Script
There was a huge civilization in northern India and Pakistan around 3300-1300 BC. It spanned more area than any other civilization at the time. They invented writing independently, something only done 5-6 times in history. But to this day, with all the thousands of inscriptions we have and all the documented contact with other civilizations, we haven’t deciphered their writing. There’s no known Rosetta Stone, no known descendant scripts, no known documentation of the language other than what is written in the Indus Valley script.
But the biggest mystery isn’t how to read the script or what it says, but the question of whether we’ll ever be able to know. Is it even possible to decipher a language we know absolutely nothing about?
Malsumis 4 months ago
it says "dear diary. fell off my horse 6 times today, then caught 14 fish. saw 3 other boats. and a tree."
Nikki Sevven 4 months ago (edited)
It's not a mystery that multiple civilizations independently invented writing. Once you shift from hunter-gatherer to agriculture, trade is inevitable. Some method of keeping track of trade is needed, as well as standardized weights and measures. Just like it's not a mystery that multiple civilizations built pyramids/ziggurats. It's simply the easiest way to stack stone so it won't fall down.
Andrew Burke 4 months ago
If the image above is an example, and there are enough similar examples then maybe it will be possible. Because of the horse image and the other pictograms, we can possibly infer from the picture above that the script is talking about: horses, or farming, or trade, or ... . If we have enough examples than we can compare them to each other, and possibly slowly deduce which symbols might refer to what.
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Rinso The Red 4 months ago
They made some progress by comparing texts, etc. But it was discovery of pieces with the same statement in multiple languages (similar to Rosetta Stone) that finally made it possible.
Load More Replies... Lil be lil 4 months ago
None of the symbols relate to the image of a horse whose head is being eaten by a tiger!?
#26
A Man Dropped Off Photos Of People I’ve Never Seen At My House
At the end of March a man in a blue 2000’s Chevy pulled up to our house while we were outside messing with our garden. He got out and placed this framed photo on a set of rocks about 100 yards away, up by our mailbox. He didn’t acknowledge us, he didn’t care that we watched him do it he didn’t even look at us. We live on the Missouri/Illinois border there is no terrain like this around us. This woman is not in our extended family when the frame was opened it was found to contain another photo of that same man with a child on his lap (most likely his daughter). This man didn’t have a license plate. We thought it was incredibley strange seeing how we have no idea who any of these people are and our family has lived in house house for 23 years. It’s a bit strange. I hope it’s a vacation photo of some kind, but I don’t know. The woman in this photo looks to be in her 30s-40s, while the photo itself looks to be taken in the 70s-80s. Let me know what you think.
Jaya 4 months ago
If their family only lived their for 23 years, they didn't live there in the first half of the 70s, so she probably lived in this house in the early 70s. Or this was a place where they used to play when they were kids decades ago. Or she died in an vehicle accident close to where the mail box now is.
Huddo's sister 4 months ago
Most likely a previous inhabitant of the house. Man just lost her and this paid homage to her. Weird not to explain that though.
Karynne Williams 4 months ago
that hair and those sleeves, that is my high school days for sure, so i am going to say 80's
Lil be lil 4 months ago
Did someone in this family have a baby girl that they put up for adoption?
#27
There Is A 4000 Year Old Rock Formation In Saudi Arabia Called A1-Naslaa, Which Appeared To Be Cut In Half With Laser Like Precision. They Aren’t Exactly Sure How That Happened
#28
The Circleville Letters
In 1976, residents of the small city south of Columbus Ohio began receiving handwritten sinister and graphic letters. Each letter included secret and dark details about their personal lives.
One resident received a ton of letters, accusing her of various unsavory acts. The resident was horrified and tried to keep the letters a secret until her husband began receiving them. The attacks on the family continued, with large posters appearing around town spreading rumors about their 12-year-old child. One day in 1977, the husband left the house after receiving a call from who he thought was writing the letters. A few minutes later, the husband was found dead at the end of the street dead behind the wheel. The letters began once again, this time accusing the sheriff of covering up the true nature of the death.
The harassment continued, this time with signs along the road and in 1983, the original resident who had been accused of having an affair pulled over to remove a sign. During the effort to remove the sign, she discovered a box was attached and inside of it was a small pistol. The gun was part of a booby trap designed to fire when the sign was removed.
The letter writing continued even after Paul Freshour, the registered owner of the gun was put in jail. In a new batch of letters, the author had promised to dig up the grave of a deceased baby and mail the bones to the police in the case of another potential affair turned m****r.
Hundreds of residents continued to receive personal letters until 1994 when everything stopped.
Joe Reaves 4 months ago
What gets me is how single minded the authorities were. They kept insisting he must be sending the letters even after he was incarcerated and actually punished him on the basis that he was breaking the prison rules by sending them even though they couldn't find any evidence that he was doing so. But they'd decided he was the letter writer so clearly he *must* somehow be sending them from prison without anyone in the prison being able to find out how rather than them being wrong about who was behind it all.
Lil be lil 4 months ago (edited)
Diabolical!!! You can't expect police to solve anything that is not obvious with clear evidence such as a big dent in a car or a traceable bullet. Or smoking gun, everything else is 'theory' or big imagination!
#29
If The Universe Contains Everything And It's Expanding, What's It Expanding Into?
Corwin 02 4 months ago
We are just one snowflake in a cosmic snow globe being shaken by a kid.
Sarah 4 months ago (edited)
Ah f**k… knew there’d be a catch my word - which we say in Ireland -shoukd be with an E not a U —-f e c k
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It's not that the universe is expanding and we find new planets etc bc of it, but that the empty space itself is increasing. Galaxies are getting further away from each other, and eventually, what will happen if it keeps going, is that gravity will lose out to the expanding force and everything will be torn apart, even atoms.
Lil be lil 3 months ago (edited)
So, those Tibetan Monks predicted this and that's why they destroy the Mandalas in painted sands after meticulously constructing them!k
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Virgil Blue 4 months ago
This is one of those things our monkey brains have a hard time fitting in. Others are that some things might not need beginnings, time possibly being none linear on the quantum level, the basic idea of infinity and that you can have infinity plus one.
#30
This Photo Taken By A Western Tourist Shows Hundreds Of People On Top Of A Roller Coaster In North Korea. It's Still Unclear What Exactly They're Doing
Bookworm 4 months ago
Most likely a work crew getting ride ready for use. https://www.nknews.org/2016/06/n-korean-human-roller-coaster-case-of-mistaken-identity/#:~:text=The%20people%20photographed%20on%20the,behavior%20of%20a%20work%20crew.
Jerome Lenovo 4 months ago
nah , lets talk about it without knowing anything, use the word "unclear" to create suspicion etc etc
Load More Replies... Steve 4 months ago
I think they are doing a weight test to make sure the coaster would support their fat a$$ leader.
Upstaged75 4 months ago
Are you allowed to have fun in North Korea? I thought that was against the rules.
Sarah 4 months ago
Depends what you’ve been trained from a Young age what fun is… sorry state of affairs that country . Like others. And fattie just continues… evil little pork pie of man
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Roller coaster at Taesongsan Fun Fair photographed during repair and restoration
#31
Amanda Gill, A 41-Year-Old British Traveler Who Died In Mexico In 2018 From Diabetes Complications
Was found to have had her eyes, heart, brain, and other organs missing when her body was returned to her family. It is believed that police or hospital staff sold her organs to traffickers.
Kristiina Männiste 4 months ago
Ok, but why the brain? Who in their right mind (pun intended) goes: ehh! Better get myself a replacement brain!
Al Padilla 4 months ago
Ah, then there's the story of brain transplants. A prospective patient goes to a Brain Transplant Center to speak with the Coordinator. Patient: "I'm thinking of getting a brain transplant." Coordinator: "You came at just the right time. We have a man's brain for $400, and a woman's brain for $100." Patient: "Why is the woman's brain so much cheaper?" Coordinator: "It's been used."
Load More Replies... Lil be lil 4 months ago
Unless police have surgical skills, it wouldn't be police. Btw hospitals do receive organs from questionable sources. But I don't think hospital staff would do this.
RomanceRadish 4 months ago
Legitimate staff wouldn't. But some staff may participate in illegal activities.
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Midoribird Aoi 4 months ago
Wouldn't the organs of someone with such bad diabetes not be a good source for organ trafficking?
Lil be lil 4 months ago
The kidneys would not be a good product to transplant. It would be obvious to a surgeon.
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#32
Here’s A Very Interesting Mystery From The Late 70’s That Hardly Anybody Has Ever Talked About
The highly bizarre, creepy, and mysterious 3 day lived syracuse, ny based pirate tv station, lucky 7. It was hosted by unknown men wearing gas masks broadcasting films such as deep throat.
JSD 4 months ago
I was three years old when this happen and never heard anyone talk about this ever. I grew up there.
Nikki Sevven 4 months ago
Probably because you were 3yo and the station was playing Deep Throat.
Load More Replies... Lil be lil 4 months ago (edited)
We may need pirate station now. Trump admin is defunding PBS NPR and other independent outlets.
Jerome Lenovo 4 months ago
is one of the "unknown men wearing gas masks" seeking some sort of recognition by telling his own little shenanigan NOBODY has heard off ? ...... "" what ? you don't know lucky 7? ok, let me create a wikipedia page to talk about my pirate tv who emitted from the basement all the way through the kitchen"
#33
No One Knows Exactly Who ‘Founded’ Rome, Or When
All known records of the city's early history date from the 5th or 6th century BC at the earliest (which doesn’t help the usual foundation date of 753 BC) and all of the foundation myths are exactly that, stories. All we know with any certainty is that Rome was ruled by kings at some point in its early history. But we don’t know who founded Rome; if it really was by a Romulus type figure or if it was multiple villages that eventually merged into a single town. Even with the latter possibility, it’s unknown when those communities would have considered themselves as a single town or when they decided to call it ‘Rome’.
David 4 months ago
Odds are they were real people (what most historians believe), and over time a myth was built around them. Probably early tribal leaders who led smaller groups into a larger alliance and built some sort of city around that alliance.
Load More Replies... Spidercat 4 months ago
Etruscans...most likely theory is that the Etruscans had a hand in the early history of Rome and were absorbed by the larger population over time.
Pyla 4 months ago
Romans were legendary copy cats. They pretty much took Etruscan culture and made it their own.
Load More Replies... Chewie Baron 4 months ago
Like Cincinnati, and to an extent London,Rome is a city of seven hills. So I would say several villages.
Pferdchen 4 months ago
"Archaeological evidence indicates that Rome developed from the gradual union of several hilltop villages during the Final Bronze Age or early Iron Age. Prehistoric habitation of the Italian Peninsula occurred by 48,000 years ago, with the area of Rome being settled by around 1600 BC." "The founding of Rome is linked to the myth of Aeneas, a Trojan hero who, after fleeing the fall of Troy, is said to have settled in Italy and founded the city of Lavinium, which eventually led to the birth of Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome. However, most historians consider these stories to be myths rather than historical facts."
patricia patricia 4 months ago
As far as I know, nobody knows exactly who founded any city in the world. If you change the names and dates in this stupid post, you can use it to describe any city.
cugel. 4 months ago
My city was founded by an act of parliament, I'm guessing somebody knew who they were.
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#34
Between 1200 And 1150 BCE, Most Of The Civilizations In The Eastern Mediterranean Region Were Either Greatly Depleted Or Collapsed Entirely, Bringing An Abrupt End To The Bronze Age
These civilizations were massively depopulated, their palaces and cities were destroyed or abandoned, and some transformed into small, isolated village cultures or nomadic herders. The Greek Linear B script was lost, and there is no written record of the following period of Greek history, meaning that Greeks of the time were probably illiterate.
This rapid decline affected - to one extent or another - major historical powers like Mycenaean Greece, New Kingdom Egypt, the Hittite Empire, and Assyria, among others.
And we don't know why it happened.
These were sprawling, thriving civilizations, with healthy economies, elaborate trade networks, complex bureaucracy, written language, and large-scale agriculture, and they just...died. For some reason. There are plenty of theories, of course, but ultimately there's no conclusive evidence that tells the story of how the Bronze Age collapsed into the intermediate period that preceded the Iron Age.
Inés Olabarria Smith 4 months ago
There’re several reasons, one of theme being climatic. Not having distinguishable four seasons . You can read about it in “Guns, germs and steel” by Jared Diamond.
Pferdchen 4 months ago (edited)
Cascading failures in complex networks. One popular theory includes megadroughts, earthquakes and the ensuing migrations, conflicts, uprisings, famines and disease outbreaks. I've wondered if the Exodus was part of this time period, featuring a red tide in the Nile.
Nils Skirnir 4 months ago
Wait until 2050 and we’ll get experience it ourselves. Not me, I’m too old, but Millies on down will
marianne eliza 4 months ago
A volcanic eruption in Iceland did a number on the climate. Then the Sea Peoples arrived.
The Darkest Timeline 4 months ago (edited)
Volcanic eruptions don’t affect the climate for 50 years and we’d have evidence of multiple or long-lasting volcanic activity in the region.
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The " Sea Peoples " are recorded in ancient texts as having caused destructions, but no one knows who they were.
#35
D. B. Cooper Was The Co-Pilot
No one ever jump out of plane. They threw 20% of the highjacked money and a parachute out of the plane. He simply took off his wings, put on sunglasses and sat in the jump seat, next to accomplice. The Flight Attendant, who racked with guilt became a Nunn.
StPaul9 4 months ago
Homemade paracute. He jumps, breaks both legs in a remote area and the rest is devoured by bears/wolves. What remains of Cooper was wiped out in the Mount St Helens eruption. There's nothing.
Vinny DaPooh 4 months ago
What if DB was actually one of those bears dressed as a human.
Load More Replies... Bill Swallow 4 months ago
I once read a fictional short story where the whole crew was in it as a put up job. The stewardess shoved a dead body in a parachute and a dummy cash bag out the emergency steps. The crew then split the money afterwards. I don't recall all the details, but the writer seemed to be rather imaginative and to have covered all the bases.
Tropical Tarot 4 months ago
Watch the movie Wthout a Paddle for a interesting take on the DB Cooper mystery
Brian Droste 4 months ago
Google him. You will find more information about him. Short story. He hijacked a plane, said he had a bomb on him. Demand money. Got it. At one point he jumped/parachuted out of the plane and never to be seen again.
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The One That Always Gets Me Is The M****r Of Missy Bevers
She was unalived in the early morning at a church that she taught yoga at. Security footage from the church showed the murderer roaming the halls of the church all night, but that’s not what’s weird. What’s weird is that the murderer was dressed head to toe in police riot gear. It is the weirdest and eeriest video footage and is just unsettling. There’s lots of theories, but her m****r has never been solved and I believe there hasn’t even been a real suspect in the case.
Multa Nocte 4 months ago
They were just flinging the "M" word around in this item with gay abandon. BP, where are your censors now?
L Sarris 4 months ago (edited)
" mu'rder" is too scary a word. M'urderer is AOK!
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Jerome Lenovo 4 months ago
cop ... church .... priest .... texas maga land ...... yeah ok, say no more
Al Padilla 4 months ago
To "unalive" is, I suppose, an understandable synonym for the "m-word." But, if it's understandable, won't super-sensitive people get "triggered" by that, too? This censorship is really nuts. Needs to stop!
Ronnie Beaton 4 months ago
We are told that there are satellites capable of reading a newspaper headline from orbit, and yet ground level CCTV apparently has difficulty with anything over six feet away.
The Cute Cat 4 months ago
A case that might involve a cop should not be investigated by other cops. They burn the clue..
#37
The Eriksson Sisters. They Are Said To Have Suffered From A Shared Psychosis Known As "Folie À Deux"
They're the forty year old twin sisters from Sweden, who became front page news in the UK in 2008 when they repeatedly ran into traffic on the M6 motorway. A day or two later one of them, Sabina, stabbed a man to death in his home for no apparent reason. She fled the house, striking herself on the head with a hammer as she ran to a highway bridge. She jumped off, falling 12m and landing on a highway. She survived, with several fractures.
I've heard the audio from a tv news crew who happened to capture part of the M6 incident and just can't forget one of them yelling at her sister about how "they'll steal your organs". Whatever happened to them was intense, sudden and largely unprecedented.
Bruce Mardle 4 months ago
To quote the Wikipedia page, "there was no evidence that d***s or alcohol were involved".
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Sandra Angulo 4 months ago
I won’t pretend that I know exactly what happened here, but do not watch the video of them running into traffic
#38
Mysterious Sphere Found On Rooftop After A Snowstorm
A gift from the crows, or a melted chunk of space debris? It appears to be made of rubber, about the size and weight of a baseball and has 4 wires sticking out if it.
WindySwede 4 months ago
OP "UPDATE: Cut it open! It appears to be a crispy critter baseball or tennis ball or something like it that (had) a rubber band ball core. Slicing into it, it all fell apart quickly like spaghetti, as a rubber band ball do when slized. Here’s the photo: https://imgur.com/gallery/PMMEaOC "
Virgil Blue 4 months ago
I’m glad it turned out to be something safe and not like the meteor in the Creepshow movie were Stephen King, playing a rather rural type, breaks open a meteor and releases a goo that makes plants grow over everything including him.
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Where Are Juan Peron's Hands?
In 1987, the hands of deceased Argentine president Juan Peron were cut off of his body and stolen from his tomb along with his cap and sword. Members of his political party received a ransom note requesting money for their return. Six men were arrested and five arraigned, but no charges were made against anyone. His hands are still lost and no person has still been charged.
Chewie Baron 4 months ago
Compared to what happened to the body of his first wife, Eva, aka Evita; this is nothing. The book Santa Evita gives a good account of the particular journey that cadaver went on.
Pyla 4 months ago
Yeah, read about how they plasticized her, then she was stolen.
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Maya Civilization
One of the most enduring mysteries in human history is the disappearance of the ancient Maya civilization. The Maya were a highly advanced civilization that flourished in Central America for hundreds of years before mysteriously disappearing in the 9th century. Despite extensive archaeological research, we still don't know exactly what caused the downfall of the Maya or why their civilization collapsed.
CatholicByChoice 4 months ago
Aren't These The People Whooze"Disappearance" Was Linked To Environmental Decline: Deforestation + Drought Etc??
amy lee 4 months ago
Climate change. They were from a lush wet enjoyment to something unrecognisable. Famine and starvation and so n other tribes took over.
Load More Replies... cabreo 4 months ago
The Maya never disappeared. There are still millions of Mayans who live in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and El Salvador. Some Mayan cities had been abandoned by the time the Europeans invaded, but there were many other thriving Mayan cities, towns, villages, etc. At the same time of the European invasion of the Americas, Roman coliseums, baths, temples, etc were still standing but no one asks "where did the Romans dissappear to?" Humans leave places and move on all of the time, that doesn't mean that they disappeared. Just google search the Maya in Guatemala and you'll see that they are still thriving
David 4 months ago
actually we do have a pretty good idea, as the last Mayan kingdoms didnt collapse until the early 1400s (it slowly collapsed over 500 years, starting with the collapse in Mexico, and Belize being the last area, just before the Europeans came), and from their digs we see huge underground cisterns with evidence of droughts and disease. Scholars believe there was a rolling drought over hundreds of years in the region, which led to disease outbreaks, and led to a slow collapse as each region was affected. They also found in Belize sacred caves with human sacrifices in them from the last decades of the last Mayan civilization group (cave was discovered in the 1970s by a farmer) which provided more insight.
Ozymandias73 4 months ago
They flat out dipped. The Maya foresaw some creepy $hit in the futire and were like "uh-uh" and noped out using some of their highly advanced tech. They are chilling right now on Alpha-Centauri laughing their backsides off.
Lynne Hammar 4 months ago
If I'm not mistaken, a new doc about the Mayans explains that they unintentionally poisoned their entire water supply with bright blue paint, one of the colors used to decorate their buildings. They slowly died off or migrated.
François Carré 4 months ago
Recent book explaining how the Maya DIDN'T disappear : https://allary-editions.fr/products/chloe-andrieu-les-mayas-nont-pas-disparu?srsltid=AfmBOooEC1C1CJ5C6GpWN7fTMElqFEUTtz-c8mQeSKgGOhZik7ias3DU
Catie D 4 months ago
We'd certainly know more about what happened if the first Catholic missionaries from Spain hadn't destroyed the vast majority of Mayan written records, which is exactly what happened. Only 4 codices survived. The explanation is probably somewhere in the unknown number of those that were destroyed. https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/literature-and-writing/maya-books-destruction
#41
My GPS Randomly Was Set To Guide Me To Arcana Imperii In Miami Beach Yet It Doesn’t Seem To Actually Exist Nor Did I Ever Search This
Googling the name only turns up a weird definition.
Multa Nocte 4 months ago
"The phrase “Arcana imperii” is a Latin term that can be translated to “secrets of power” or “mysteries of authority” in English. The two words have specific meanings: – Arcana: This refers to secrets, mysteries or hidden things and is often used to describe esoteric or confidential knowledge. – Imperii: This is the genitive form of “imperium”, which means power, authority, or command. It is usually associated with governmental or sovereign authority. When combined, “Arcana imperii” suggests hidden or secret knowledge related to power, authority, or command. It can be used in discussions about the behind-the-scenes aspects of political or organizational power. The phrase can also be more broadly applied to refer to the concealed knowledge or strategies that contribute to success and influence across various fields."
Rodriquez 1 month ago
This was 5 years ago on Reddit. It was an adult entertainment venue. Rather than mess around finding stuff, try clicking the link under the pictures.
Load More Replies... Corwin 02 4 months ago
There is a company called ARCANA IMPERII located in Bal Harbour, which is in the hospitality, travel, and recreation industry,
Moving Enigma 4 months ago
Yup and is exactly where Google maps says it is on their map, how "strange" /s
Load More Replies... Yrral Spavit 4 months ago
Yeah, mine will occasionally how me the gas station in f*****g Nebraska or sumsuch but not the one in town.
#42
Woke Up To A Cryptic Caption Added To My Usual Alarm And I Don’t Know How It Got There
I woke up to my usual alarm and I never really put any captions for my alarms, but there was a caption this time when I checked it. I have no idea what it means or why it's there. I don’t recall ever putting it and the typos there are weird too. No one in my house could’ve put it cuz no one has my passcode except for my brother, but he wasn’t home at the time. Could I have typed it in my sleep?
Paul C. 4 months ago
Keith Richards woke up in the middle of the night, played the iconic guitar riff for "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" on a cassette tape, along with the mumbled words "I can't get no satisfaction". He had no memory of recording it next morning. Knowing Keiths use of dr#gs not that surprising I suppose.
Jerome Lenovo 4 months ago
wow, not even trying to create something, a scenario, nah, just plain misspelled BS and we have to take it for granted......... please subscribe and follow. I'm gonna take a picture of my shoe on the window, and claim i don't know what happened, please subscribe send money via patreon
Rachel Pelz 4 months ago
There is this funny state during some sleep phase where you can wake up, do or say something und have no memory whatsoever of it. Have experienced it (like, why didn't you call last night??--I did, and you talked to me!)
Epona 4 months ago
What do you mean? The photo above is clearly a screenshot of the Alarm (well, the Clock) app on an Apple iPhone!
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The Fermi Paradox. There Are More Solar Systems Out There Than Grains Of Sand On The Earth But Absolutely Zero Evidence Of Type 1,2,3.. Civilizations
Poppy 4 months ago
Arthur C Clarke once said 'Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying'
The Darkest Timeline 4 months ago
Not sure why either would be terrifying
Load More Replies... Bookworm 4 months ago
Type 1 can harness their planetary resources. Type 2 can harness the energy output of their star. Type 3 can control the resources of an entire galaxy. Humanity is a type 0: rely on limited energy resources not fully under their control. Like fossil fuels. Humanity is a long way from reaching level 1 status. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kardashev_scale#:~:text=A%20Type%20I%20civilization%20is,computational%20growth%20or%20food%20consumption.
Yrral Spavit 4 months ago
My favourite story is where we keep sending radio messages until we get a short reply " Shut up! They'll hear you!"
MagicJacket 4 months ago
Nearest star to ours is 26 trillion miles away. And it is one of trillions and trillions of stars. And that is the CLOSEST one. The idea of the size of the universe, let alone just our piece of our own galaxy is underestimated, even when someone thinks they have a handle on it. And humanity has only been on this planet for a small slice of its existence. Other beings could have come here multiple times, seen nothing of interest, and moved on.
Catie D 4 months ago
The answer is simple. Aliens did come to visit Earth on November 11th, 2016. They left skid marks on their way out. Another group of aliens tried again in November 2024. They decided to just put Earth under permanent quarantine, because any planet stupid enough to elect Trump twice should not be allowed to infect the rest of the universe.
David 4 months ago
Mathematically, it makes sense we are alone. The odds of Humans coming into existence via evolution (once the core building blocks of single cell organisms and assuming perfect conditions for billions of years) are 1 in 10 to the 1.2 billionth power. That is 1 in 10 with another 1.2 billion zeroes after the 10 (though have said it could be as low as the 580,000,000 power), and that is just Humans, and only the components needed for Humans, not the rest of our world. So the odds of anything beyond single cell organisms is basically mathematically impossible, and even single cell is very very low.
nottheactualphoto 4 months ago
How can we guess at a probability when there is only one data point?
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#44
There Is An Abandoned Subaru Near The Appalachian Trail In Ga With Expired 2024 Maryland Tags And Personal Items Left Inside
The driver window is c*****d, like the person planned to return to it later that day but never did. Does anyone know anything about it?
Boyfriend and I were out riding motorcycles when we came across it. I made him stop on the way back but I was too chicken to open the doors even though they appeared unlocked.
Inside, there was a 2024 planner, shoes, muscle milk, Dunkin Donuts breakfast pack, Reebok lanyard, phone chargers, blankets, pillows, caterpillar branded underwear(?), and various other personal items/electronics.
Maryland temporary tags that expired 08/24, and stickers in the front from Virginia. The weirdest thing is the driver window being c*****d, like they planned to come back that day, but never did.
Kathrin Pukowsky 4 months ago
How is that not the VERY FIRST THOUGHT for some people? I'd take a bunch of photos without touching anything, and send them to the police with the locaiton and a request to please check on the owner of the car. And they SIT on this info like a hen on an egg until a random thread pops up and they think "Oh wait, I got just the thing for this!" I can't even...
Load More Replies... Vinny DaPooh 4 months ago
Not uncommon at all. Friend of mine did something like this. Parked near a trailhead in Florida. Body was found several days later as he had a heart attack while hiking.
Joe G 4 months ago
the driver window being c*****d ? what does that mean, enough with the blanking out of normal words, its the most irritating part of all the lists and articles on this site!
Al Padilla 4 months ago
OK. Let's have a contest to guess what the censors asterisked out. Can't be closed, could be crushed, what else???
Bored Sailor 4 months ago
They passed iy in the same day, are they sure it is abandoned? Like was it a couple hours on their ride, I do not think that would qualify as abandoned.
#45
My Partner Saw This On Her Way Home From Work Any Idea What This Could Be
Anthony Elmore 4 months ago
The main line of text in the middle reads "Talk to your neighbors", but I'm too crunched for time to translate the rest. It is indeed basic wingding font, though, so it's very easy to translate, if a bit tedious.
Tropical Tarot 4 months ago
Yeah that's what a lot of word processing software does. It reverts to wing dings when it can't find the font that it was originally used to create the file.
Harry Gondalf 4 months ago
Select text; then format > character > font : wingdings. It would be more interesting if it were also a cryptogram
Lil be lil 4 months ago (edited)
Astrological signs. Maybe an astrological chart a sheet that you can enter the planets in the boxes for an astrology reading. I see the signs for Scorpio and Aquarius comes up a lot. Just Arcana Imperii.
#46
Found In An Abandoned Backpack Along A Hiking Trail In California, Along With An Assortment Of Old World Maps From The Early 1900's
Was hiking alone with my dog and found this off the trail, half buried beneath a tree. Looks like it had been there a while but all the paperwork inside it was dry, and in pristine condition. Nothing else but this and those really old maps. Anyone able to shed some insight?
Bookworm 4 months ago
Sounds like a made-up contract between friends. SALT sounds like something my high school friends and I would have made up. Covering a driving test, a date, and possibly two 16 birthday parties I'm wondering if Traci was an introvert and they were trying to pull her out of her shell. Or not doing things she should/wanted to and this was an attempt to get her to commit to try.
Juls 4 months ago
Agree. A silly contract between friends. I don't know about now, but in the 80s it was common for groups of teen males to give themselves ridiculous names. In my high school, it was the FOP- Fraternal order of Phantoms. I forgot all about that until I read this.
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#47
"The 'Monkey Man' Of Delhi
In India, in the early 2000s there a creature called the 'Monkey Man" who was attacking the people living in Delhi and people were so terrified from him that they stopped sleeping in night so that they can protect themselves. We still don't know whether it was real or was it just a rumour that people started believing in.
Anthony Elmore 4 months ago
I mean, you're not wrong G A, but tact is why people keep calling you out for claiming entries are b******t 😂
Rodriquez 1 month ago
Tact? The posters aren't here. It's all copied from other sites. Who's feelings are you trying to protect?
Load More Replies... Jerome Lenovo 4 months ago
and now crypto-zoology ..... 4chan really took over panda in this topic
Rodriquez 1 month ago
They're copied from Reddit. This post is 3 years old.
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#48
Old Mask?
Found this photo in my great grandmothers house that, to me, is very creepy. Asked around and nobody seemed to know what it was or care. Anyone who would know is either too old or has passed. Does anyone here know what mask this is of? All I know is I’m sure this photo was probably taken in the Philippines and before the 1990s.
Rae North 4 months ago
Just someone wearing a mask of an old white person, probably thought it was funny since your in Phillipines.
RamiRudolph 4 months ago
How do you know the person's white? You can't see any skin.
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Why Did Denisovans And Neanderthals Die Off, While Homo Sapiens Survive?
We know that we coexisted with many different hominids, so what is the theory as to why Homo sapiens continued but all the other ones died?
Erik Hedenskog 4 months ago
Neanderthals never died off they were assimilated. DNA proves it. Many of us are part Neanderthals.
Auntriarch 4 months ago
Yes, I was tickled to discover that I have an unusually high percentage of Neanderthal DNA. There are not many examples of Denisovan DNA, but at least one individual has been shown to be a first generation cross between Denisovan and Neanderthal.
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Lil be lil 4 months ago
Neanderthals were not stupid and brutish. They were intelligent and some interbred with homo sapiens. Climate change was what decimated them as a whole. They were larger than homo sapiens and required more calories than they could get during the last ice age. They migrated south and met with humans.
#50
Another Mysterious Metal Monolith Like In Utah, Romania And California Has Appeared In Oudehorne, Friesland, The Netherlands. Like The Other Monoliths, Nobody Knows Who Placed It And Why
WalterWhiteSavannah 4 months ago
If this is one of the same monoliths it was explained a long time ago. The youtuber ididathing (i think that's the channel name anyways) eventually took responsibility and showed how he had done it.
Barbara Turner 4 months ago
Has anyone tried whooping, shouting, and throwing tapir bones into the air around it?
#51
Wierd Drive I Found On The Street
MagicJacket 4 months ago
That computer equivalent to finding food on the ground that says "NOT POISONED" on it and eating it.
OneHappyPuppy 4 months ago
Unless you're on Linux. But this def isn't Linux
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What do you think ?
CP 4 months ago
People seem to think not having a video of something happening means it is a mystery. Most of the things on this list aren't mysteries. Many of these have plausible explanations. A true mystery has no plausible explanations.
The Darkest Timeline 4 months ago
And for the ones that are true mysteries, many people simply cannot or will not accept that some things will remain a mystery and that it really doesn’t matter. Are they “fun”? Maybe to some people but this sort of “fill-in-the-blanks” thing is where conspiracy theories are rooted. Most of them are harmless but enough of them clearly are not; we have entire political movements that invlolve and are partially driven by belief in conspiracy theories and they are massive drains of resources as well as being socially poisonous and antithetical to empirical reasoning. Ultimately, it comes down to paranoia and juvenile, anti-authority idiots; it’s “you can’t tell me what to do!” turned up to 11.
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BrunoVI 4 months ago (edited)
My favorite mystery: the world's major monotheistic religions all trace back to a man known only from a few verses in the Bible, referred to as "the King of Peace," or, "Melkizadek." He's the founder of Jerusalem, and he taught Abraham about God, including using breaking of bread and wine as a means to seal a covenant, in place of an animal offering. This makes him so central to Christian identity that St Paul refers to the Christian priesthood as "the order of Melkizadek," but we have no idea where he got his notions about God or who he was. Some Christians have even supposed that he was an earlier incarnation of Christ or the Holy Spirit, or an archangel. Some Jews suppose that "zedek" is really "Shem," the son of Moses, who would be over 4 centuries old.
Chris the Bobcat 4 months ago
The mystery of how anyone thought the traitor trump would make a good president. epstein-tr...14db9f.jpg 
Jeremy James 4 months ago
There was the mystery last year of the disappearance of Durandal, a legendary sword stuck high in a cliff face in the French town of Rocamadour. It disappeared overnight, and no one knows who the thieves were or how they managed it.
CP 4 months ago
People seem to think not having a video of something happening means it is a mystery. Most of the things on this list aren't mysteries. Many of these have plausible explanations. A true mystery has no plausible explanations.
The Darkest Timeline 4 months ago
And for the ones that are true mysteries, many people simply cannot or will not accept that some things will remain a mystery and that it really doesn’t matter. Are they “fun”? Maybe to some people but this sort of “fill-in-the-blanks” thing is where conspiracy theories are rooted. Most of them are harmless but enough of them clearly are not; we have entire political movements that invlolve and are partially driven by belief in conspiracy theories and they are massive drains of resources as well as being socially poisonous and antithetical to empirical reasoning. Ultimately, it comes down to paranoia and juvenile, anti-authority idiots; it’s “you can’t tell me what to do!” turned up to 11.
Load More Replies... BrunoVI 4 months ago (edited)
My favorite mystery: the world's major monotheistic religions all trace back to a man known only from a few verses in the Bible, referred to as "the King of Peace," or, "Melkizadek." He's the founder of Jerusalem, and he taught Abraham about God, including using breaking of bread and wine as a means to seal a covenant, in place of an animal offering. This makes him so central to Christian identity that St Paul refers to the Christian priesthood as "the order of Melkizadek," but we have no idea where he got his notions about God or who he was. Some Christians have even supposed that he was an earlier incarnation of Christ or the Holy Spirit, or an archangel. Some Jews suppose that "zedek" is really "Shem," the son of Moses, who would be over 4 centuries old.
Chris the Bobcat 4 months ago
The mystery of how anyone thought the traitor trump would make a good president. epstein-tr...14db9f.jpg
Jeremy James 4 months ago
There was the mystery last year of the disappearance of Durandal, a legendary sword stuck high in a cliff face in the French town of Rocamadour. It disappeared overnight, and no one knows who the thieves were or how they managed it.
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