Mysteries

Fejee Mermaid at the Harvard University's Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology

Scientists Identify the 'Mermaid' That Washed Up in Japan as Being a Monkey-Fish-Lizard Hybrid

Lauren Fokas · April 13, 2024

This is a view from the top of the Appalachian Mountains. A man is standing on top of a rock looking down at the rest of the mountains.

The Scariest Legends About Appalachia

Beth Moreton · April 12, 2024

Part of Bohemian Grove. There is a stage with steps surrounded by woodland.

What Is the Super-Secret 'Bohemian Grove'?

Beth Moreton · April 11, 2024

The Bull-Leaping Fresco painting. The painting shows a bull, with one man standing by his tail and another man standing by his head. Another man is in red and is jumping over the bull. Title: Bull-Leaping Minoan Fresco

The Mystery Behind Minos and Bull-Jumping

Beth Moreton · April 8, 2024

A painting depicting Moses and Joshua bowing to the Ark of the Covenant/Recreation of the Ark of the Covenant based on descriptions

Was the Ark of the Covenant Real?

Ben Campbell · April 7, 2024

An up-close image of King Charles dressed in a pin-striped suit/A photograph of Princess Diana dressed in a purple suit and wearing a pearl necklace/An portrait of Queen Victoria painted in a long black dress

The Biggest Unexplained Mysteries of Britain's Royal Family

Ben Campbell · April 5, 2024

A grey elephant in the water in Okavango Delta, Botswana

African Elephants’ Death Mystery Explained But Sparks More Questions

Amanda Kusumowidagdo · April 4, 2024

Mary Bach's fingers in a jar on display

The Creepy History of this Ohio Legend

Sam Watanuki · April 1, 2024

Muisca raft in the Gold Museum, Bogotá, Colombia. This raft made of gold was found in Pasca, Cundinamarca, in 1969, and is associated with the legend of El Dorado, representing the ceremony that used to take place in Lake Guatavita where the zipa would cover his body in gold dust and drop gold and emerald offerings into the lake.

Test Your Knowledge of the Truth of El Dorado

Sam Watanuki · March 31, 2024

An image of Alcatraz Island. There are various buildings on the island, including the prison, and it is surrounded by the sea.

Archeologists Uncover Buried Secret Beneath Alcatraz 'So Close to the Surface'

Beth Moreton · March 30, 2024

An image of the Atlantic Ocean during a clear day

Test Your Knowledge of the Bermuda Triangle

Ben Campbell · March 29, 2024

A Malaysian Airlines flight takes off from a Chinese airport.

10 Years Ago, the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 Disappeared; Now There's a New Theory on its Whereabouts

Chris Gorrie · March 25, 2024

NASA’s satellite photo of the Gulf of Mexico showing several circular clouds

NASA Satellite Spots Holes in the Sky Near Florida

Georgia McKoy · March 13, 2024

A map showing the location of the IM1 meteor that exploded north of Papua New Guinea.

Strange Marbles Uncovered in Deep Sea May be Clues of "Alien Life"

Chris Gorrie · February 16, 2024

Landscape views of the flood waters that recently refilled Tulare Lake, August 30, 2023, outside of Corcoran, California

One of the Largest West Coast Bodies of Water Disappeared Over 100 Years Ago... and Now It's Back

Lauren Fokas · February 15, 2024

A view of The Triumvirate Glacier in Alaska from a helicopter with mountains in the background

More Than 20,000 People Have Mysteriously Vanished From the Alaska Triangle

Ben Campbell · February 6, 2024

Million Dollar Foosball Table

What Is Foosball? Why Is It Called Foosball, and When Was It Invented?

Sam Watanuki · December 21, 2023

What “Killed” Mickey Mouse?

What Killed Mickey Mouse?

Sam Watanuki · December 12, 2023

The Red Hot Chili Peppers & “Under the Bridge”

Under the Bridge by the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Lyrics, Meaning, and Chords

Sam Watanuki · December 6, 2023

August 1969: Two young men in the boot of a car after hitching a lift home from the Woodstock Music and Arts Fair. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

Legendary Woodstock Photos That Will Go Down in History

Alyssa Miller · December 5, 2023

The Great Eared Nightjar aka The Bird That Looks Like a Dragon

The Great Eared Nightjar aka The Bird That Looks Like a Dragon

Sam Watanuki · December 1, 2023

Close-up of James Hoffa, president of the Teamsters union

Jimmy Hoffa Possibly Found? : Cold Case Investigators Think They’ve Cracked Decades-Old Mystery

Ben Campbell · November 15, 2023

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The Government Invites You To Stay In This Spooky Ghost Town... At No Cost

Riley Brown · October 27, 2023

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Rare Photos From the Past That Captured More Than Expected

Carlos Sanchez · October 24, 2023