This illustration, "Captain William Kidd in New York Harbour, 1696," by Jean Leone Gerome Ferris, shows the infamous Scottish privateer charming women onboard his ship, the Adventure Galley. (Image credit: PhotoQuest/Getty) Thangevelo, Debashine (January 17, 2020). "William Shatner boldly goes where few have gone in 'The UnXplained' ". IOL . Retrieved July 20, 2022. Notable Cast: David Ono, George Noory, Travis S. Taylor, Loyd Auerbach, Douglas Preston, Steve Elkins However, if King Arthur did really exist, the reality was likely less magical. The earliest surviving accounts date to the ninth century and tell of a leader (perhaps not even a king) who fought several battles against the Saxons; even the accuracy of these accounts is debatable. To investigate some of the biggest mysteries in science, you have to venture to some pretty far-out places: the bottom of the oceans, inside the human brain, the tops of mountains, and even the end of time.

Are you an alien enthusiast? A budding paranormal invesitgator? Have you had a brush with the unexplained? Did you see Bigfoot behind your shed yesterday? Discovered in the 1930s (when we could finally fly high enough), the Nazca Lines are massive white geoglyphs – some being 275m across – made from shallow lines dug into the ground. The whole area is about 190 square miles (500km²). They are thought to have religious significance to the Nazca culture. There are no serious scholarly attempts to find the Holy Grail, although it continues to be popular in fiction, being used as a plot device in films like the 1989 movie "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade," where it was used to heal Indiana Jones after he was shot by the Nazis.

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Legends have swirled that there's a money pit full of buried treasure somewhere on Oak Island, Nova Scotia, though no one has ever found it. (Image credit: Historic Collection/ Alamy) A digital rendering of the Ark of the Covenant. The bible has detailed descriptions of this holy object, but it was lost millennia ago and will likely never be recovered. (Image credit: jgroup via Getty Images) The goal of Ancient Origins is to highlight recent archaeological discoveries, peer-reviewed academic research and evidence, as well as offering alternative viewpoints and explanations of science, archaeology, mythology, religion and history around the globe. While passionate about women's birthing choices and informed consent, she is also slightly obsessed with city living, genealogy and cooking. When she isn't curating content for the masses or running natural birth and parenting support forums, you can find her refinishing worn out furniture or binge-watching Bravo.

Will we ever find Cleopatra's tomb or the Ark of the Covenant? Some mysteries may never be resolved.Coast Guard records also proved that many disappearances were down to human error, boat failure and other natural sea-based problems. Also, it would be strange for there not to be vanishings due to the colossal size of the triangle. Stonehenge

Nature & Environment Mysterious, web-like strands are falling from the sky over California VIDEO 10-7-2023 | 12 The rods were actually motion blur – ‘afterimage’ traces of bugs and wingbeats – caught on camera. It’s an optical illusion, and is more likely to occur in interlaced video, where slower recording speed makes moths look like aliens. Ley lines This picture captures one of the most famous ghosts in Great Britain, the Brown Lady of Raynham Hall. Or does it?Rory Mellon of Tom's Guide wrote that the show had reached the top 10 streamed shows on Netflix. According to Mellon, "The UnXplained covers an awful lot of ground, some of it not particularly solid either". Mellon warned, "the show doesn’t really offer up a lot of concrete answers, but if you can just enjoy the sense of mystery, then you’ll likely be hooked by this strangely watchable series." [12] Science & Technology What exactly is intelligence and could it really be an ethical liability ? 10-14-2023 | 7

Catatumbo lightning, Lightning injury, Centralia mine fire, Crooked Forest, Windsor Hum, Devils Tower, Old Faithful, Yellowstone supervolcano The Flannan Isles sit off the northern coast of Scotland. In 1900, a ship headed towards the lighthouse bearing a relief keeper but was delayed by bad weather. When they arrived at the lighthouse, everyone was gone, according to Mental Floss. Sodder children just evaporated The missing Sodder children (From left): Jennie Irene, Martha Lee, Maurice, Betty Dolly and Louis. Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons The Wow! frequency was first discovered by astronomers in 1977. The 72-second radio signal was incredibly strong and—until recently—scientists had no plausible explanation, as per Phys.org.

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