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26 World Famous Unsolved Mysteries

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The mystery still hangs in the air.

PSI - The science of seeing the unseen

It is the science of knowing something or about somebody without having been told or met or seen. It is a science of extrasensory powers. Animals are supposed to have been endowed with it. But some human beings also have it. And modern science's attempts to prove the existence of extrasensory powers have inevitably given birth to extensive research resulting in a few facts, but in the process giving rise to much more controversy around it.

The secret of Mayas

Archaeology in America is in infancy. Still we have discovered a civilization par excellence. This civilization was called the Mayas. They were far ahead of the Egyptians and Greeks. They had the knowledge of Zero and build impressive architecture.

And all this was gazed to the ground before Columbus discovered America. The world is still waiting for documents to prove that how did these people built up such a magnificent civilization at a place, where even to this day, life is an unending struggle for survival? How was it that a flourishing civilization was created by the people of Stone Age? And who were these people whose classical age collapsed before even Columbus could discover America?

The mysterious Inca Treasure

Conquistadors destroyed the great Inca Empire. They destroyed it so completely that historical documents lack evidences. These Spanish Conquistadors indulged in loot, plunder, pillaging and burning. They enslaved the last Inca ruler and killed him. But before his death he escaped to jungles with his wealth. What happened to the great mass of wealth is still to be identified. In fact, the identification of two primary cities - Vitcos and Vilcambamba is itself not known. The Spanish colonial maps do not mention it. But historians believe otherwise.

Is the earth shrinking?

Till a few decades earlier nobody believed in the Continental Drift Theory. Now geophysicists accept the fact. They believe that many-many centuries ago the entire world was one place. It was united. But several geographical factors separated the continents. And they cannot answer that for how many more centuries the world will remain in this present condition.

Will the earth keep on shifting slowly, or, suddenly something drastic will happen, they do not know. The scientists and scholars only speculate.

The unknown message of Nazca drawings

Some specialists believe that the world's largest astronomical calendar was drawn by the Nazcas on the dry plains of Southern Peru. While others believe that the lines drawn on the expansive wastes are huge birds, animals and geometrical figures. What exactly do these lines signify - nobody knows. Yet they are laid across the desert by the Nazca Indians 1500 years ago - even long before man could fly, although now-a-days it is crossed by the Pan American Highway.

Is there a second life?

Science has failed to reason out its existence. Neither has it been able to disprove all stories floating about this syndrome. Reincarnation til this day remains a mystery, beyond the comprehension of believers and non-believers.

It is believed that child prodigies e.g. Mozart who composed simple music at the age of four and the 17th century mathematician Blaise Pascal , who had outlined a new geometric system by the time he had reached 11 years of age may have been reincarnations of talented people of earlier time. Annie Besant, 19th century feminist and leader in London's Theosophical Society, was convinced that she would be reincarnated.

In the 20th century, the case of Shanti Devi is too well known.

Despite all the vividness of the cases, science has not been able to accept it. It demands scientific explanations.

Bermuda Triangle - Is it a reality?

Is there any point in the Atlantic ocean which is suicidal? Or is Bermuda Triangle mere writer's imagination?

Many books have been even done a long arduous research on the Bermuda Triangle. Yet, till now, no satisfactorily evidence has come forth. The Triangle still baffles everybody and people avoid taking that route. Perhaps, the mystery of Bermuda Triangle can be summed up in the following sentence - "at times truth is stranger than fiction".

The stones which speak of past artistry

The huge upright stones standing erect with an air of mystery make an unforgettable impression. There ser called Stonehenge. They have attracted men from all fields to study them. Scientists, astronomers, archaeologists, spiritualists - all studied them but failed to come to a conclusion. The questions remain unanswered. Was it a temple? Was it an observatory? Was it a magic shrine? Was it a computer built much before we came to know about the computer?

There are questions and questions. Perhaps one day we will be able to discover the true and actual meaning of these splendid stones.

The navel of the world

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Comments (15)
#1 by Josey, May 30, 2008
What a great idea for an article. It really has me thinking.
#2 by Cat McKenna, May 30, 2008
awesome job! I hadn't heard of a lot of these before. I'm always looking for a strange story.
#3 by Sophie, Jun 1, 2008
Intresting,really, but could have included Bermuda Triangle, UFO's etc. Just a suggestions in no way critic I hope.
#4 by viniyo, Jun 1, 2008
Hi Sophie,

Thanks for your comments.
Bermuda Triangle and UFOs are already in the list.

Thanks,
viniyo
#5 by TerraByte, Jun 2, 2008
I don't think that continental drift is much of a mystery. Geologists have a pretty good idea what happened over the past 500 million years and what is likely to happen in the near future.

What I'd like to know is why 60 million people voted for George Bush in 2004. Was it some sort of mass hysteria or is there an extraterrestrial connection?
#6 by rajneesh, Jun 11, 2008
this is good but any organization have give jobs for those people who can help in solve mysteries ?
am also interesting that type of jobs


#7 by showkath, Jun 19, 2008
Exxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxtremely terrible. I could not believe and unbilieve the facts.I am xxxxxxxxxxxxxxcited.
#8 by Rohit Ranjan Mishra, Jul 4, 2008
Bermuda Triangle is still a mystery. Many scientists stated many ideas about it. I have learnt about it. According to my conception, this is nothing but a Blake Hole. Thats all.
#9 by Hannah , Jul 9, 2008
its really awesome!!its the first time I have read something like this...... is a lightning a mystery? or not?
#10 by claire and makayla, Jul 12, 2008
that is SO not fair! the queen of sheba IS real!!!!! cuz it says so in the bible and the bible is true! so the queen of sheba is no longer a mystery!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(except for where the land of sheba is! thats a mystery! possibly!)you can write back to us if you want to!
#11 by claire and makayla the same people who just commented!, Jul 12, 2008
now we truly have proof!!!!!!!!!!!! if u look in 1 kings 10:1-12
u will see that sheba is real,but if ur 2 stubborn 2 believe us then know this! so many people have tried to prove the bible wrong, but ya know what? they cant! cuz whenever they follow the exact locations, they find that its exactly how they read it!!! so believe us! oh and we have already found the location of sheba! TTFN! you might be to speechless to type back so thats ok! and we R not rude its just that we get ticked off when people say stuff like that about the BIB:LE!!!!!!! see ya!
#12 by espio, Aug 29, 2008
cool information
#13 by Amanda, Oct 19, 2008
Hi
#14 by Amanda, Oct 19, 2008
I like pie. Hi
#15 by AMHS, Nov 8, 2008
HI
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