The Skunk Ape is allegedly a large, bipedal mammal that is said to inhabit the US states of Florida, North Carolina, and Arkansas. The reports of the Skunk Ape were particularly common in the 1960s and the 1970s. In 1974, the sightings of a large, foul-smelling, hairy, ape-like creature, which ran upright on two legs […]
The Plain of Jars is a megalithic archaeological landscape in Laos and is dated to the Iron Age (500 BC to 500 AD) and is one of the most important prehistoric sites in Southeast Asia. More than 90 jar sites with 3,000 jars lying around have been identified. Local legend says that it was created
Candelabra of the Andes is found in Paracas peninsula at Pisco Bay, Peru. Etched deep into the seaside hill, it has been dated back to around 200 BCE. The design is of a three-pronged fork, etched a good 2 ft into the petrified sand of the hill and runs almost 600 ft. Its purpose and
Okanagan Lake in British Columbia is said to be the home of a world-famous lake monster named Ogopogo. This sea serpent is said to be 40-50 ft long and described as dark and multi-humped, with green, black, brown or grey skin. The head is said to look like that of a snake, sheep, horse, seal
A curious geological feature on the coast stretching from southern New Jersey to northern Florida is the presence of thousands of strange elliptical depressions like craters on the Moon, all aligned in the same direction. It is estimated that there were once as many as half a million Carolina Bays along the Atlantic coast, but
The legendary Deathworm is, said to resemble a large fat worm, up to 3 feet long and dark red in colour, with spike-like projections at both ends. It lies hidden beneath the desert sands, and scrupulously avoided by the locals. It can kill in several fearsome ways, including spitting a stream of corrosive lethal venom,
Cecilia went to a school that stood close to a dense forest. If one walked 10 minutes into the forest, they could see a log cabin. Many children in the school claimed that it was haunted. Cecilia, however, did not believe in the rumour and laughed at her friends when they mentioned the cabin. “If
This world’s most-famous painting was painted sometime between 1503 and 1519, by the Italian painter, draftsman, sculptor, architect and engineer Leonardo da Vinci. The sitter’s mysterious smile and her unproven identity have made the painting a source of ongoing investigation and fascination. Much speculation and debate regarding the identity of the portrait’s sitter led to
The Moai Statues of Easter Island lies 2,300 miles west of South America. The first settlement happened during AD 800 to 1200. The Rapa Nui carved and erected some 900 Moai Statues across the island. The stone blocks were carved into head-and-torso figures, averaging 13 ft, weighing 14 tons. The island’s ecosystem was wrecked mainly
What happened to the ten people who had sailed aboard the Mary Celeste on November 7, 1872. Theories have ranged from mutiny to pirates to sea monsters to killer waterspouts. The ship had set sail with seven crewmen. On December 5, the crew of the British Brig Dei Gratia spotted Mary Celeste. On a search,
Images from the Microscopic Imager on NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity show unusual cookie-dough-looking clump of Martian soil, which hints at a watery past or a major crater-causing impact. Each individual spherule is up to about 3 mm in diameter. Scientists are not sure exactly what the spherules are. One idea is that these represent
The Lusca and St. Augustine Phenomena are vicious, half-shark, half-octopus man-eaters believed to have inspired terror amongst fishermen and scuba divers in the blue holes of the Bahamas for decades. These ferocious octo-sharks have been described as being 75-200 ft in length, with razor sharp teeth and an array of octopus-like multi-suckered tentacles. Oceanographers suggest
It was a pleasant evening. Kate and her younger sister Karen had just come back from school. Their parents had called in to say that they would be late from work, so the two sisters decided to have a sleepover with friends. Kate called up some of her friends and told them about the sleepover
Eighteen-year-old Francis had just moved into the city to attend university. Every weekend, he would visit his town which was a beautiful hill station. However, many in the city had heard that chances were you would run into a ghost if you roamed around the town at night. So, Francis’ friends were very curious and
In May 1955, an unknown businessman claimed to have witnessed three, bipedal, quasi-reptilian entities congregating by the side of the road. The strange being stood between 3-4 ft tall, with leathery skin, and webbed hands and feet. Its most distinguishing characteristic was its frog-like head, which the man claimed bore deep wrinkles in place of