The history of human civilization reliably holds many secrets, many of which will never be solved. But the last two centuries have presented the world with many mysteries that researchers are puzzling over. The most mysterious incidents in world XX-XXI centuries - let's talk today about ten secrets modern history humanity.
Crop Circles
The most mysterious incidents in the world include mysterious ones. It's varied geometric figures formed by crushed plants in agricultural fields. The drawings are created perfectly smoothly and can form complex pictograms. Their size varies: they can be small or huge, fully visible only from an airplane. They began to attract a lot of attention in the 1970s in England. In 1972, in the south of the country, two eyewitnesses moonlit night Those watching the sky in the hope of seeing a UFO noticed how the grass in the field lay down, forming a circle. Peak interest in mysterious phenomenon occurred in the 1990s. The earliest mentions of the appearance of such pictograms (drawings) in the margins date back to the 17th century.
Various hypotheses for the origin of crop circles are put forward: activity alien civilization, micro-tornadoes, ball lightning and hoaxes of interested parties. Thus, the Englishmen David Chorley and Douglas Bauer admitted in 1991 that the appearance of the first circles was their doing. They claim that they have created about 250 pictograms since 1978. But many continue to believe that the mysterious phenomenon of amazing drawings in the fields is not a hoax, but unsolved messages from mysterious forces. Crop circles are in 10th place among the most mysterious incidents on Earth.
The fall of the Tunguska meteorite
June 30, 1908 at 7 o’clock in the morning in the Podkamennaya Tunguska area (the right tributary of the Yenisei, Central Siberia) local residents witnessed the flight celestial body, which left a trail behind it, like a falling meteorite. The sound of the fall was heard at a distance of more than a thousand kilometers from the crash site. Powerful shock wave felled trees within a radius of 30 kilometers. This mysterious incident became known to the world as. But what kind of object exploded in the Podkamennaya Tunguska area, and whether it was really a meteorite, is still unknown. Thousands of researchers have been working on the solution to this phenomenon for over years. Many hypotheses have been put forward, none of which have received documented confirmation. Famous Tunguska meteorite, the mystery of which has never been solved, is in 9th place on the list of the most mysterious incidents in the world.
It is also associated with space, causing a huge resonance in the world. In 1947, a catastrophe allegedly occurred near the city of Roswell - a fall cosmic body of artificial origin. This incident became one of the most mysterious incidents in the world. There is still fierce debate over the nature of the fallen object. Authorities represented air force countries claim that a weather balloon crashed, which local residents mistook for UFO debris. The Roswell incident is number eight on our list.
The mysterious disappearance of the ship's crew is in seventh place among the most mysterious incidents in the world. In 1872, the sailing ship was found by an English brig. From the trajectory of its movement it was clear that no one was controlling it. Not a single crew member or passenger was found on board. Things were untouched, as were the supply of water and provisions. From the entry in the logbook it followed that the ship reached almost the point where it was found. What happened to the crew is still unknown. The commission that investigated the case suggested that the crew for some reason abandoned the ship, leaving behind all their belongings and provisions. There was simply no other explanation for what happened.
Many mysterious incidents are associated with crimes. The most famous story– the Jack the Ripper case, which was never solved. The 20th century made its contribution to history serial killers. From 1918 to 1919, a criminal nicknamed "The Woodman" operated in New Orleans. The murder weapon was an ax, with which the maniac broke open the doors of the victims' houses. Like Jack the Ripper, the Woodcutter wrote letters to newspapers reporting future murders. The crimes suddenly stopped, and the Woodcutter's identity was never established. The New Orleans murder mystery ranks sixth on the list of the most mysterious incidents in the world.
To the very mysterious stories in the world there is a criminal case about the discovery in 1948 of the body of an unidentified man on the beach of Adelaide (Australia). The case received a great public outcry for a number of reasons: it was not possible to establish either the identity of the unknown person or the cause of death. Besides, in secret pocket pants, a piece of paper with a strange inscription “Taman Shud” was found. As it turned out, the paper was torn from a rare edition of the works of Omar Khayyam. Mysterious story, which occurred on the beach in Somerton, is in fifth place as the most mysterious incidents in the world. This incident inspired Stephen King to write "The Colorado Boy."
In fourth place among the most mysterious incidents in the world is history "Kyshtym dwarf". In 1996, an elderly woman in a village near Kyshtym discovered Living being unknown biological species. Outwardly, it looked like a small humanoid - about 30 centimeters in length. The woman named him Alyoshenka and nursed him for about a month. Then the creature died. His mummified remains were later discovered by the police. Then the body of the “Kyshtym dwarf” mysteriously disappeared.
- in third place on the list of the most amazing and mysterious incidents in the world. Since the 1970s, a program to search for extraterrestrial civilizations began in the United States. For this purpose, a radio telescope was used, scanning different areas sky. With its help, scientists were able to detect signals from other civilizations. In 1977, at a frequency at which no earthly transmitter operates, a signal was received from the constellation Sagittarius. It lasted 37 seconds. Its origin is still unknown.
Ship "Marlboro"
History - the new "Flying Dutchman" ranks second among the most mysterious incidents in the world. The ship left a port in New Zealand in 1890 with a cargo of frozen lamb. He did not reach his destination, disappearing in the area of Cape Horn. There were 23 crew members and several passengers on board. It was decided that the sailboat sank during a storm. But 23 years later he appeared off the coast of Tierra del Fuego. It was well preserved, and skeletons in rotting clothes were found on board. True, there were ten fewer of them than were listed in the logbook. What happened to the crew, why people died and where ten people disappeared from the sailing ship is unknown. Due to bad weather, the ship could not be brought to port. The Marlboro still plows the seas.
The most mysterious incident in the world is the mystery of the death of the Dyatlov group. This tragic story is known to everyone and haunts those who want to reveal the truth about what happened more than 50 years ago. In 1959, a tourist group led by Igor Dyatlov mysteriously died in the mountains Northern Urals. Causes terrible death nine people have not yet been identified.
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Surely the most incredible facts will shock you. After all, it’s not every day that you hear what we’re going to tell you about right now. Of course, there are many more of them than in this article. But it’s impossible to describe everything, but some of them will certainly make your leisure time enjoyable.
So, here are the facts for your attention.
Surely you are well aware that since ancient times there have been legends that there are vampires on earth who want to drink your blood? So today, for suspicious people who believe in this, special kits for hunting vampires are sold. Yes, yes, there is everything you need to protect and counterattack the evil bloodsuckers!
An Englishman named Albert Marcantonio got into the Guinness Book of Records because he managed to grow the world's largest zucchini. Its length was 165 centimeters.
By the way, the most stolen book on the planet is the Guinness Book of Records. This fact will also be included in this book.
It is believed that the best trained dogs in the world are police dogs. They are capable of incredible endurance. We have collected everything in a separate article.
The gecko animal is a champion in camouflage. No one knows how to hide from the eyes of a predator as deftly as this species of lizard.
Madagascar flat-tailed gecko
Did you know that the distance between and the USA is only 4 km? And this is not a joke at all! The distance between the Russian Ratmanov Island and the American Krusenstern Island is really only 4 km. So, on occasion, you can safely show off your knowledge of this incredible fact among your friends. It is also interesting that the Greenwich time difference between these islands is exactly 21 hours!
Surely you haven't heard anything about this amazing plant, as cardiocrinum, which translates as “Heart-shaped lily.” It seems incredible, but this miracle of nature blooms only once in a lifetime. Moreover, the plant spends all its energy on this task, and immediately after flowering it dies.
Scientists have long noticed that a person, in any incomprehensible area, is more inclined to go to the right than to the left. This feature is successfully used by all marketers in the world. When you come to a hypermarket, pay attention to how the stands are arranged.
The world's largest production car is the Ford F650. Its weight is 12 tons, and the cost is relatively low: only 70-80 thousand dollars.
This fact may seem incredible to you, but it is absolutely accurate: more than half of the population globe Rice is used as the main food product.
The most expensive tea in the world is considered to be Dahongpao - “Big Red Robe”. This is Chinese rock tea. It can only be bought at auction, and the cost can reach 70 thousand dollars per 100 grams.
Dubai - The largest city United United Arab Emirates. It's no secret that it is one of the richest cities. It is no coincidence that more than a hundred public transport stops there are equipped with air conditioning for comfortable waiting for transport.
By the way, also located in Dubai. Its height is 828 meters.
This incredible fact will seem unpleasant to music lovers, which includes the author of this article. The fact is that one hour of listening to music on headphones increases the number of ear bacteria by 700 times. Yes, sir, it would be better if I didn’t know this, since I still can’t give up headphones!
Nature never ceases to amaze us with its “tricks”. For example, a shrimp has a heart in its head. Poor thing!
In 1898-1910. Cough medicine was made from... heroin.
As you know, rats are one of the smartest animals in the world. They are also the only representatives animal world, capable of laughing. This is truly an incredible fact.
Buckwheat is rarely respected among young people. However, it is different from many cereals unique properties and availability huge amount useful substances. It's time to write about her separate article, but now we’ll just say that it is buckwheat that can cleanse the stomach of chewing gum. Keep in mind!
It seems incredible, but bamboo can grow up to 3 meters in height in just 24 hours.
Iceland is unique in that it has black beaches. And all because of the black gravel and black boulders. There are only a few such beaches on the planet.
A specimen of sequoia is considered evergreen. This unique tree grows in the USA and has its own name - Hyperion. The height of this giant is 115.61 meters, and its age is 700-800 years. Its exact location is not disclosed so that the flow of tourists does not disturb the existing ecosystem there.
Pablo Escobar This fact is so incredible that you might think it is not true. However, this is a completely reliable fact. The fact is that one of the most famous drug lords 20th century was the Colombian Pablo Escobar. His daughter said that once, when they were hiding from the police, they had to spend the night under open air. Since she was cold, her dad made a fire.
But there was no firewood anywhere, so he burned about $2 million overnight. Despite extreme cruelty and many bloody murders, lying on his conscience, he loved his family very much.
He owns the quote: “In this life I can find a replacement for any thing, but I will never find a replacement for my wife and children.” At the time of 1989, his fortune was estimated at $3 billion.
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- Every day, 12 newborns fall into the hands of the wrong parents due to the fault of medical personnel.
- 99% of the total mass solar system is in .
- There are 32 muscles in a cat's ear, thanks to which the animal can move it in different directions.
- Surprisingly, without a head, a cockroach can live for another 2 weeks!
- In Taiwan, scientists have developed dishes made from wheat. Therefore, after eating the main course, you can safely eat the plate.
- In order for a tanker loaded with oil to come to a complete stop, it must brake for 20 minutes.
- With its half-meter long tongue, a giraffe can clean its own ears.
- A giraffe can live without water longer than a camel.
- A person busy with any activity loses about 4 liters of fluid per day.
- Interestingly, the smallest bird weighs less than a coin.
- Jellyfish are 95% composed of . This is why they are so transparent.
- And this is a very interesting fact. For takeoff jet plane you have to use 4000 liters of fuel!
- The record holder is Charles Osborne, who suffered from this disease for about 6 years.
- An interesting fact is that a mole is able to dig a 9 m long tunnel in just one night.
- A funny incident happened in the USA, in the state of Indiana: authorities arrested a monkey for smoking in a public place.
- According to scientific research, pigs can experience orgasm within 30 minutes.
- Women in Saudi Arabia The law allows spouses to be divorced if they refuse to give them .
- An interesting fact is that sharks are the only animals that can blink with both eyes.
- Sharks are so sensitive to presence in the water that they can detect one gram in 100 thousand liters.
- When a skunk senses danger to its life, it can spread a stinking odor within a radius of 10 m. Perhaps this is the most unpleasant-smelling animal.
- In 1845, a very interesting law was adopted. According to him, a person attempting to commit suicide would face hanging.
- An interesting fact is that 25% of Los Angeles' area is occupied by vehicles.
- slept on stone pillows. I just wonder why?
- It is believed that the average person laughs 15 times a day.
- Iguanas can swim underwater for half an hour.
- It's funny, but an ostrich's eye is larger than its brain.
- Among animals, only armadillos suffer from leprosy.
- Armadillos always have only 4 children, and all of them are born of only one sex.
- Did you know that babies are born without kneecaps? They are formed only 2 years after birth.
- If a Barbie doll were 175 cm tall, then her proportions would be as follows: 39-23-33 cm; despite the fact that the generally accepted ideal is the ratio 90-60-90.
- When the bats When flying out of caves, they always turn left.
- In the tiny state of Nauru, the main export product is poultry manure.
- Chewing gum contains rubber.
- Camel milk does not sour or curdle.
- can make about 100 different sounds, and no more than 10.
- Every year people buy food for dogs and cats total amount by 7 billion dollars. This is one of the most interesting facts.
- Did you know that dolphins always sleep with one eye open?
- In Paraguay, dueling is officially permitted, provided that both duelists are blood donors.
- The most famous scientist of the 20th century could not speak clearly until he was 9 years old.
- Before sitting down to compose his compositions, he dipped his head in ice water.
- Giraffes do not have vocal cords.
- Incredibly, bees grow hair in front of their eyes!
- According to Bangladeshi law, a student can go to jail for cheating in exams.
- Half of Kentuckians who marry for the first time are teenagers.
- Due to the lack of gravity, astronauts are physically unable to cry. The most interesting thing is that the need for this still arises periodically even in .
- You can buy wigs for dogs.
- Once upon a time in Iceland, the law prohibited citizens from keeping dogs.
- There was a time when residents of Switzerland were prohibited from slamming car doors.
- In Kansas, people are prohibited from fishing with their bare hands.
- It has been scientifically proven that a person cannot sneeze with with open eyes. Although many probably continue to check this statement.
- When Kotex began, it produced bandages, not personal care products.
- The Great One is the creator of scissors.
- Every second, 100 lightning strikes can be seen in the world. The most interesting thing is that they are not amenable to statistics, since their nature has not yet been studied.
- In fact banknotes made not of paper, as many believe, but of cotton. That's why they don't spoil for so long. By the way, .
- An interesting fact is that large quantity More people die in donkey riding than in plane crashes. We have already talked about.
- Out of two billion people, only one manages to live to be 116 years old.
- Mosquitoes have teeth.
- Scientists have long noticed that cows produce much more milk when classical music is played to them.
- Did you know that most of the dust in homes comes from dead skin cells?
- Most lipsticks contain fish scales.
- Few people know that 25% of all human bones are in his legs. All the most interesting things about musculoskeletal system man we told.
- Only half of American citizens know that the sun is a star.
- have been the same size since birth. But the ears and nose grow until death.
- Dynamite contains peanut extract.
- Surprisingly, the clumsy penguins can jump up to 2 m in height. By the way, read about and watch the most terrible footage of this ritual.
- If you give deer bananas, they will happily eat them.
- Scientists managed to prove an interesting fact. It turns out that mosquitoes are attracted to people who have recently eaten bananas.
- Sigmund Freud was terrified of ferns.
- Slugs have four noses. This is probably someone who knows how to “breathe deeply”!
- Interestingly, a cat falling from the 20th floor is more likely to survive than if it fell from the 10th.
- It takes the average person 7 minutes to fall asleep.
- By electric chair there was a simple dentist. Still, there is something sadistic about them.
- Among all mammals, only elephants cannot jump. Pay attention - you will learn a lot of new things.
- Green grasshoppers hear sounds thanks to holes located on their hind legs.
- One day, an employee of one enterprise, passing by the radar, noticed that the chocolate in his pocket had melted. Thanks to this ridiculous accident, the microwave oven was invented.
- Muhammad is the most common name on the planet.
- The Greek hymn consists of 158 verses, but it is very difficult to find those who know them by heart ().
- The penguin is the only bird that can swim, but cannot fly.
- The donkey's eyes are placed in such a way that all 4 legs are always in its field of vision.
- Among insects, only the praying mantis can turn its head.
- The first bomb dropped on Berlin during World War II killed only one elephant.
- The expression in chess “Checkmate” translated from Persian means “the king is dead.”
- There are approximately the same number of chickens on the planet as there are people.
- Tigers not only have striped fur, but also their skin itself.
- To free yourself from the jaws of a crocodile, you should “simply” press your fingers on its eyes. The most interesting thing is that you are unlikely to remember this fact if you fall into a crocodile’s mouth.
- Snakes have this strange pathology where they are born with two heads. But the most interesting thing is that both heads of the mutant snake behave not like one animal, but like two: they fight for food, snatching prey from each other.
- All windmills rotate counterclockwise, and only in Ireland the opposite happens.
- A man's heart beats slower than a woman's.
- There are about 300 bones in a baby's body, but as they grow older, only 206 remain (more on that).
- The human heart beats about 100,000 times per day.
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