221 World’s Strange & Unsolved Mysteries

In 2014 Kalachi, a rural locality in Kazakhstan, reported that more than a fifth of their population were affected by sleep syndrome and that over half of the population of the village planned to move elsewhere. The villagers would fall asleep suddenly even while walking, with some sleeping for over six days. They would wake […]

Judaculla Rock is one of the largest in the southeast, located in the Caney Fork Creek valley in Jackson County, outside of Cullowhee. Judaculla Rock has scribbling, markings, dribbling and spidery lines on it. This rock covered with undecipherable symbols is one of the greatest archaeological mysteries of North America. And these mysterious symbols can

Jo Girardelli known as the Queen of the Fire Eaters, was able to ingest sizzling hot objects with ease. She would swish nitric acid in her mouth, gargle hot oil, would put melted sealing wax in her mouth and request the audience to make an official seal impression on the wax while it was still

Jeannette DePalma is believed to have been murdered around 7 August, 1972 in Springfield, New Jersey. Jeannette left home to visit her friend and was missing. Six weeks later, they found her decomposed body in Springfield’s Houdaille Quarry. Several occult objects were found surrounding her body. The place where the body was found was a

Jatinga in Guwahati, India, faces a rare phenomenon of massive bird ‘suicides’ that happen every monsoon from September and October during dark foggy nights. Researchers say that the geomagnetic and electromagnetic fields of the surrounding hills make it difficult for migratory birds to fly past them. The birds arrive at Jatinga after traversing long distances.

Jacuzzi is a ‘brine pool’, thousands of feet below the surface of the ocean under the Gulf of Mexico. The water is so salty and low in oxygen that when fish and crabs fall in, they die and get pickled. The pool looks fascinating with a jewel-like rim and has warm water; hence the name

Jack, the Ripper is an alleged serial killer believed to be in and around the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. Only five murders between August and November 1888 seemed to be linked, but they were never solved. Though there were only five cases attributed to him and he was in the limelight for a

Atahualpa, an Inca king, was captured at his palace in Cajamarca in modern-day Peru by Spanish commander Francisco Pizarro. Pizarro agreed to release Atahualpa in return for a roomful of gold. But before the last and largest part of the ransom had been delivered, he killed the Inca king. So, the gold was supposed to

What the Hutchison Effect is supposed to do is amazing. It is said to cause objects to defy gravity, cause metal to spontaneously fracture, cause dissimilar materials to fuse (such as metal and wood), and other strange phenomena. Hutchison has captured the effect on video many times, and claims to have demonstrated it for scientists

Humberstone and La Noria–these two towns in Northern Chile have thrived as saltpeter mines since 1872. After the Great Depression the cities were abandoned in 1960. The rumours of the dead rising from the cemeteries and walking around at night and ghostly images showing up in photographs terrified the residents of neighbouring towns too. The

Spontaneous Human Combustion (SHC) occurs when a human body bursts into flame from a chemical reaction within, apparently without an apparent external source of ignition. The fire is believed to start within the body of the victim. Almost all cases of SHC involve persons with low mobility due to advanced age or obesity, along with

In 1924, the then-luxurious Hotel del Salto opened on the cliff facing the waterfall southwest of Bogotá, the capital city of Columbia. Situated just opposite to the waterfall and on the edge of the cliff, it provided a breathtaking view to its guests. The hotel was later abandoned in the early 90s for more than

The Hoia-Baciu Forest can be found in the heart of Transylvania, Romania, just outside the ancient town of Cluj-Napoca. This dense woodland is notorious for its paranormal activities–including UFO sightings, disembodied screams and spectral visions caught on the camera. Visitors to this forest emerge with inexplicable rashes, scratches and burns on their skins. Misshapen trees

The ‘Guadeloupe Woman’ is a well-authenticated discovery which has been in the British Museum for over half a century. In 1812, on the coast of the French Caribbean Island of Guadeloupe, a fully human skeleton of a woman about 5 ft 2 inches tall was found, without the feet and head. This skeleton was found

Growing Stones or Trovants are found in Romania’s Valcea County. They are rocks that grow and multiply. Trovants are made by highly-porous sand accumulations and sandstone deposits that are cemented by waters rich in calcium carbonate. After the rains Trovants absorb the minerals of the rain which react with the chemicals in the stone that