The Persistent Urban Soundscape of Vibrant Mexico City
Mexico City has a mystery humming sound that only some people can hear, and its origin remains unknown.
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MysteriesMexico City has a mystery humming sound that only some people can hear, and its origin remains unknown.
MysteriesThe Savuti Camp is home to a mystery: Namely, a fully-grown and living Baobab tree that floats on a lagoon with its roots partially submerged in the water.
MysteriesIn a phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), worker bees from a beehive abruptly disappear leaving behind the queen and only a few nurse bees to care for the remaining immature bees.
MysteriesAn optical illusion where a car appears to roll uphill against gravity on a slightly slope road, known as 'gravity hill'.
MysteriesBohemian Grove, an exclusive men's club used by American elites, features a 40-foot owl as its central symbol.
MysteriesScientists have discovered that the Earth is always humming and producing a constant vibration even in the absence of earthquakes.
MysteriesDespite our hearts’ anatomical differences from the symbolic heart drawings we use, scientists have found a plant that accurately resembles a heart diagram.
MysteriesBeneath Centralia, Pennsylvania, a coal fire has been burning for over 50 years and is expected to burn for many more.
MysteriesBaigong Pipes are an ancient and unexplained system of pipework discovered inside a remote cave on Mount Baigong in China.
MysteriesSome soldiers of the American Civil War reported wound emissions of an eerie blue light, later discovered to be saving lives.
MysteriesNine hikers mysteriously perished in the Ural Mountains in Russia in 1959. Their death's cause remains unclear.
MysteriesStar jelly is a gelatinous substance which, according to folklore, is deposited on the earth during meteor showers.
MysteriesLake Hillier in Australia is a bright pink color and scientists aren't sure why
MysteriesAn unknown artist's masterpiece in the middle of Teller House bar in Central City, Colorado
MysteriesThe Voynich Manuscript is a mysterious, hand-written and illustrated book that’s content, written in an unknown language or code, has confused scholars and cryptographers since its discovery.
MysteriesOff the southeastern coast of Taiwan lies a fascinating underwater topography that has baffled scientists and explorers.
MysteriesStar jelly is a gelatinous substance which, according to folklore, falls from the sky during meteor showers.
MysteriesIn 1908, a powerful explosion occurred in Siberia, Russia, known as the Tunguska Event. Despite its massive impact, no one knows what really caused it.
MysteriesIn 1977, a powerful narrowband radio signal was received by Ohio State University's Big Ear radio telescope in the United States that lasted for 72 seconds. It appeared to come from the direction of the constellation Sagittarius and bore the expected hallmarks of extraterrestrial origin.
MysteriesIn the 12th century, two children, a boy, and a girl with completely green skin were found in Woolpit, England.
MysteriesWe have explored less of the ocean than space.
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