221 World’s Strange & Unsolved Mysteries

This prominent circular feature, with a diameter of almost 30 miles, in the Sahara (desert) of Mauritania has attracted the attention of space missions. It forms a conspicuous bull’s-eye in the vast expanse of the desert. It was earlier thought to be a meteorite impact structure because of its high degree of circularity. It is […]

The princes in the Tower refers to the sons of King Edward IV, 12-year-old Edward V and his younger brother 9-year-old Richard. Edward V, expecting his coronation, was taken to the Tower of London along with his brother Richard, by the man appointed to look after them–their uncle, the Lord Protector: Richard, Duke of Gloucester.

Red Tide occurs every summer along Florida’s Gulf Coast. Referred to as Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs), it is caused by microscopic algae that turn the water red and produce toxins that kill fish or make them inedible. The toxins may also make the surrounding air difficult to breathe. The Harmful Algal Blooms are a national

Rainbow Tree or Rainbow Eucalyptus or Mindanao Gum or Rainbow Gum grows in the Philippines, New Guinea and Indonesia in tropical forests that get a lot of rain. The tree grows up to 250 ft tall. The most distinctive feature of the tree is its multi-hued bark. The outer bark is shed annually revealing a

The Pyramid of the Moon is the second largest pyramid located in modern-day San Juan Teotihuacán, Mexico. The structure existed prior to 200 AD. A slope before the staircase gives access to the Avenue of the Dead. A platform atop the pyramid was used probably for conducting ceremonies in honour of the Great Goddess of

Puma Punku is a large temple complex located near Tiwanaku, in Bolivia, in the Andes Mountains at an altitude of 12,800 ft. Puma Punku has unique megalithic stones; they are among the largest on the planet, measuring up to 26 ft long and weighing more than a 100 tons each. These incredible stones have perfect

Pokaini Forest is connected with unusual beliefs and superstitions. It is located 80 km southwest of Riga, Latvia. Its mystical side still remains unsolved: rocks are arranged in a particular sequence; rocks on one hill face the four cardinal points indicating a compass. Many of the stones are warm to the touch, and supposed to

The Pisco Band of Holes are mysterious man-sized holes carved into the barren rock near Pisco Valley, Peru. There are about 6900 holes which date back to ancient times. Holes vary between 6-7 ft deep though some are merely shallow indents arranged in arches or staggered lines. Air and satellite imagery gives a clearer picture

On March 13, 1997, thousands of people reported a UFO sighting ‘Phoenix Lights’. Though descriptions varied yet two distinct events are involved in the incident: a triangular formation of lights seen to pass over the state, and a series of stationary lights seen in the Phoenix area. Four videos show a footage of a series

Penitentes are spiky snow formations in the Andes, consisting of tall thin blades of closely spaced hardened snow; their blades point towards the sun. Their height ranges from a few centimetres to even 5 metres. These pinnacles of snow or ice grow in the Dry Andes above 4,000 metres. Penitentes are a common sight in

Patomskiy Crater is a huge convex cone with a funnel-shaped recess and a rounded hill in the middle, discovered in 1949 in Irkutsk, Siberia. Several theories ranging from a nuclear blast to a secret gulag mine and even a meteorite strike did the rounds. The cone is 80 metres tall, 10 metres deep and has

Jindo Island is the third largest island in Korea; the Jindo County is an archipelago of 250 islands. Extreme low tide at the end of February and again in mid-June every year, causes a walkway between the main Jindo Island and a small Modo Island to the south of Jindo. This is a natural land

The picturesque Overtoun Bridge in Milton, near Dumbarton, Scotland, saw bizarre happenings. In the past half-century, some 50 dogs have leapt to their deaths from the same historic bridge. All of the deaths have occurred at the same spot, on the right-hand side of the bridge, on clear, sunny days. Some supernatural force was propelling

Gelatinous and translucent Blobs started falling off from the sky in 1994 at Oakville, Washington. Washington’s State Department of Health studied the Blobs and concluded that the Blobs had white blood cells found in human bodies and also had bacteria that are usually found in the digestive system of human beings. Each Blob was the

This so-called Money Pit off the shores of Nova Scotia, along Canada’s Atlantic coast is one of the most incredible self-perpetuating treasure hunts in the world. Among the biggest discoveries were a set of stone inscriptions found 90 ft below the earth. Symbols on the stones were translated as ‘Forty feet below lie two million