Mysteries

Vanishings, ghost ships and things nobody can explain.

5 rabbit holes

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  HoaxesThe Egyptian cave in the Grand CanyonApril 1909. An Arizona newspaper reports that an explorer has found a huge cave high in the Grand Canyon, full of Egyptian-style statues, tablets and mummies, excavated with the help of the Smithsonian. No other paper ever confirms it. The Smithsonian says it never happened. The internet says they covered it up.3 stages · 27 min
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  UnexplainedThe feet of the Salish SeaSince 2007, more than twenty human feet have washed up on the beaches around Vancouver Island and Puget Sound, most of them still in their sneakers. Serial killer? Tsunami victims? The real explanation is sadder and simpler.2 stages · 13 min
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  DisappearancesThe vanished lighthouse keepersDecember 1900. A relief ship reaches a lonely lighthouse in the Outer Hebrides. No flag, no keepers waiting. Inside, everything is in order, except that one set of oilskins still hangs on its hook. The three keepers are gone and are never found.3 stages · 36 min
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  Ghost shipsThe Mary CelesteDecember 1872, the Atlantic. Sailors spot a ship drifting under partial sail. They board her and find no one. Food and water for months, the cargo of alcohol almost untouched, the lifeboat gone. The captain, his wife, their two-year-old daughter and seven crew were never seen again.3 stages · 1 h 5 min
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  Unexplained deathsThe Dyatlov Pass incidentFebruary 1959, the northern Urals. Nine experienced hikers cut their way out of their tent from the inside and walk into the deep cold, some of them barefoot. Weeks later searchers find their bodies, some with crushed ribs and skulls. For sixty years, the theories ran wild.3 stages · 45 min