221 World’s Strange & Unsolved Mysteries

Mammatus Clouds are pouch-like cloud structures and a rare example of clouds in sinking air. They are usually sighted after the worst of a thunderstorm has passed. When precipitation-enriched air is carried upwards, it loses momentum and begins to spread out horizontally beneath anvil clouds. This air being heavier sinks towards the earth. The sinking […]

In the 17th century, King Charles II ascended to the throne in Scotland and refused the Covenanters the right to freely practise their religion. Sir George Mackenzie, Lord Advocate appointed by the king, carried out the most bloody religious persecutions against the rebel Presbyterian Covenanters. The rebels were subject to deportation, inhumane torture, starvation, exposure

Lyonesse is a country in Arthurian legend, in the story of Tristan and Iseult. Lyonesse is said to have sunk beneath the waves sometime after the Tristan stories have taken place. In medieval Arthurian legend, there are no references to the sinking of Lyonesse, because the name originally referred to a still-existing place. Alfred, Lord

The Lungfish or Salamander Fish is a freshwater fish with a highly evolved respiratory system and lives on land, without water, for months, even years. Lungfish have elongated bodies and pelvic fins which they use to swim. They generally inhabit shallow waters, such as swamps and marshes. When the dry season hits, the Lungfish burrows

The Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine is, according to legend, a rich gold mine hidden in the southwestern United States, Phoenix, Arizona. The mine is named after German immigrant Jacob Waltz (1810–1891), who supposedly discovered it in the 19th century and kept its location a secret. Some argue that there is little or no evidence for

The Lolladoff Plate is a 12,000-year-old stone dish found in Nepal. Lolladoff claims to have bought the disc in Mussoorie (Northern India) and that it is supposed to be from mysterious people called the ‘Dzopa’ who had used it for religious rituals. The plate shows a disc shaped like UFO. There is also a figure

A Light Pillar is an optical phenomenon seen in the atmosphere in the form of a vertical band of light which appears to extend above or below a light source. This is caused by the multiple reflection of light from numerous tiny ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere or clouds. It is seen mostly in

Ley Lines are the alleged alignments of ancient sites or holy places, such as stone circles, standing stones, cairns and churches. The publication of ‘Early British Trackways’ by Alfred Watkins in 1921-22, sparked an interest in Ley Lines. He said that he could link a number of ancient landmarks by a series of straight lines,

Lenticular Clouds are stationary lens-shaped clouds that form in the troposphere at high altitude. They are normally aligned at right-angles to the wind direction. They are regularly found near mountainous areas and can appear singular or stacked like pancakes. Lenticular Clouds are different from other clouds because they are stationary. They re-form continuously over the

This mysterious person wearing a military uniform with a gas mask covering his or her face was observed to be walking the same route quietly in a Swiss forest for 10 years. Tales of Le Loyon have been reported in the woods of Maules in western Switzerland for the past decade. An unnamed amateur photographer

Lake Anjikuni is in Nunavut, Canada. In November 1930, a Canadian fur trapper by the name of Joe Labelle was amazed to see all the villagers gone. He found seven sled dogs dead from starvation and a grave that had been dug up. He found unfinished shirts that still had needles in them and food

Located at Hawara, about 90 km south of modern Cairo, the lost Labyrinth is believed to be an enormous collective tomb of the twelve kings who built it and a resting place for sacred crocodiles. The complex contains secret chambers, passages, shrines and tombs full of hieroglyphs sculpted in its endless stone walls, containing all

Kryptos is located at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Langley, Virginia. It is a sculpture by the American artist Jim Sanborn, the theme being ‘Intelligence gathering’. The sculpture comprises four large copper plates carrying four encrypted messages. The first three have been solved, while the fourth message remains as one of the most famous

Klerksdorp Spheres are small objects, often spherical to disc-shaped. They are from 3-billion-year-old pyrophyllite deposits mined by Wonderstone Ltd, near Ottosdal, South Africa. Some of these objects exhibit well-defined and parallel latitudinal grooves or ridges. Researchers and reporters say that could only have been manufactured by intelligent beings. The geologists who have studied these objects

Kenneth A. Arnold was the first American to have sighted UFOs. He was an aviator and businessman and claimed to have seen nine unusual objects flying near Mount Rainier, Washington, on June 24, 1947. He described them as being pie pan-shaped, half-moon shaped, or simply saucer-like. He described their erratic motion as a saucer skipped