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Mysterious murals in the Sahara Desert
These mysterious paintings are the crystallization of a brilliant ancient civilization. Until now, those frescoes have become one of the great mysteries in the history o…
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Mysterious 'World War 0': 'Sea Man' claims to be hegemonic and self-disappears
When the Great Hatti was destroyed, the 'Sea Man' suddenly became the master of a vast area stretching from the Aegean to Palestine.
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Mysterious tomb in the middle of the street in Turkey
In the middle of Yeni Mahalle Hamzaoğlu street is a tomb whose origin is unknown.
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Pyramids of Giza and 4 unsolved human mysteries
One of the original 7 wonders of the ancient world, the pyramids of Giza have been a fascination with humans for millennia.
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Mysterious jellyfish-shaped object flying into Earth's atmosphere worries many people
Perhaps we will never be able to fully understand the natural world, because strange and mysterious things keep happening.
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Mystery of the biggest explosion in history, is it a message from space?
The terrible Tunguska explosion flattened about 80 million trees on an area of 2,150 square kilometers, but no one knows where it originated.
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The mystery at the majestic mountain 'swallows people'
According to the local tradition, Mount Nyangani is a sacred place and inhabited by the spirits of their ancestors.
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The temple is located on the top of the mountain split in two and the mysteries make posterity headache
Most of China's famous temples are built on high mountains. OLD
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Mysterious stone balls in Xinjiang are beyond human ability to craft: So where do they come from?
Although science has advanced greatly, the mystery of these miraculous rocks has not been deciphered.
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Mysterious explosion shakes the northeast of the US
Authorities are investigating the cause after many residents in New Hampshire, Massachusetts reported hearing a loud bang and feeling the shaking.
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The small desert is full of mysteries but scientists still can't explain it
Although this desert is small in size, it makes everyone curious to explore, because the secrets and rumors here make scientists also helpless.
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Seismologists are helpless before the strange event: Every 26 seconds, the Earth 'beats' a beat
Since the early 60s, scientists have discovered strange beats. The mystery still exists until now without a satisfactory answer.
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The scene of 'ghost doll' swinging by itself at a museum in the UK
The supernatural phenomenon was captured on security cameras in a museum in the UK, when a toy doll rocked its own chair.
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Despite the laws of physics, the 500-ton rock keeps hanging in the air - The experts are also helpless!
Neither Japanese archaeologists nor historians have given any clues about this huge rock.