Story human civilization reliably keeps 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 the world of the XX-XXI century - let's talk about ten secrets today modern history humanity.

Crop Circles

The most mysterious incidents in the world are mysterious. These are diverse geometric figures formed by crushed plants in agricultural fields. The drawings are created perfectly evenly and can form complex pictograms. Their size varies: they can be small and huge, fully visible only from an airplane. They began to cause great attention in the 1970s in England. In 1972, in the south of the country, two eyewitnesses, watching the sky on a moonlit night in the hope of seeing a UFO, noticed how the grass in the field died, forming a circle. The peak of interest in mysterious phenomenon came in the 1990s. The earliest references to the appearance of such pictograms (drawings) in the margins date back to the 17th century.

Hypotheses of the origin of crop circles are put forward by a variety of: the activities of an alien civilization, micro-tornadoes, ball lightning and hoaxes of interested parties. So, the British David Chorley and Douglas Bauer admitted in 1991 that the appearance of the first circles was their work. They claim that they have created about 250 pictograms since 1978. But many continue to believe that the mysterious phenomenon of amazing crop drawings is not a hoax, but unsolved messages from mysterious forces. Crop circles - in 10th place among the most mysterious incidents on Earth.

The fall of the Tunguska meteorite

June 30, 1908 at 7 am in the area of ​​Podkamennaya Tunguska (right tributary of the Yenisei, Central Siberia) locals witnessed the flight celestial body, which left behind a trail, 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 knocked down 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 studying this phenomenon for over a year. Numerous hypotheses have been put forward, none of which has been documented. Famous Tunguska meteorite, the mystery of which has not been revealed - in 9th place in the list of the most mysterious incidents in the world.

It is also connected with space, which caused a huge resonance in the world. In 1947, near the city of Roswell, a catastrophe allegedly occurred - the fall of cosmic body artificial origin. This incident has become one of the most mysterious incidents in the world. There is still fierce debate about the nature of the fallen object. Power in the face air force countries claim that there was a crash of a weather balloon, which the locals mistook for the wreckage of a UFO. 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, a sailing ship was found by an English brig. According to the trajectory of movement, it was clear that no one was controlling it. Not a single crew member or passenger was found on board. Things were not touched, the supply of water and provisions - too. From the entry in the logbook it followed that the ship had reached almost the point where it was found. What happened to the crew is still unknown. The commission investigating the case suggested that for some reason the crew left the ship, leaving all their belongings and provisions. There was simply no other explanation for what happened.

Many mysterious incidents are connected with crimes. The most famous history- the Jack the Ripper case, which was never solved. The 20th century has contributed to the history of serial killers. From 1918 to 1919, a criminal was active in New Orleans, nicknamed "The Woodcutter". 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 identity of the Woodcutter was never established. The New Orleans Murder Mystery is the sixth most mysterious incident in the world.

To the most mysterious stories In the world there is a criminal case on the discovery in 1948 of the body of an unidentified man on the beach of the city of Adelaide (Australia). The case received a great public outcry due to a number of reasons: it was not possible to establish either the identity of the unknown person or the cause of death. In addition, a piece of paper with a strange inscription "Taman Shud" was found in a secret pocket of his trousers. As it turned out, the paper was torn from rare edition works of Omar Khayyam. mysterious story, which occurred on the beach in Somerton - in the fifth place of the most mysterious incidents in the world. This incident inspired Stephen King to write The Colorado Kid.

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 a living creature of an unknown biological species. Outwardly, it looked like a small humanoid - about 30 centimeters in length. The woman called 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 in the list of the most amazing and mysterious incidents in the world. Since the 1970s, a search program has been launched in the United States extraterrestrial civilizations. For this, a radio telescope was used to scan different parts of the sky. Scientists with its help were endowed with detecting signals of other civilizations. In 1977, a signal from the constellation Sagittarius was received at a frequency on which no terrestrial transmitter operates. It lasted 37 seconds. Its origin is still unknown.

Ship "Marlboro"

History - new " Flying Dutchman"ranks second among the most mysterious incidents in the world. The ship left the 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 after 23 years, he appeared off the coast of Tierra del Fuego. It was well preserved, and skeletons in decayed 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 sailboat is unknown. Due to bad weather, the ship could not be brought to port. "Marlboro" still plows the sea.

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 wish to reveal the truth about what happened more than 50 years ago. In 1959, a tourist group led by Igor Dyatlov died mysteriously in the mountains of the Northern Urals. The causes of the terrible death of nine people have not been established so far.

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1. About our planet

• Every schoolchild knows that the highest peak in the world is Chomolungma or Everest. But there is a mountain on the planet that is much higher. This is the Hawaiian volcano Mauna Kea, which rises above the ocean level by only 4205 meters, but from its base on the ocean floor it perched 10203 meters.
• Between Russian Chukotka and American Alaska are the Diomede Islands, which are also divided between these countries. They are located only 4 km from each other, and along the line separating them, there is also a date dividing line. Therefore, the time difference between them is 24 hours.
• Most clean water can be found in Finland, but the most dangerous one is in Italian Sicily, where 2 sources of rather strong sulfuric acid beat in a volcanic lake. But in Azerbaijan there is a source of "combustible water" - it is worth bringing a lit match to it, as the "water" flares up with a blue flame.
• In fact, there are so many diamonds on the planet that each of its inhabitants would get a full cup of this form of carbon.

2. About the plant world

• The plant cardiocrinum is so strange and rare that it is almost never described. It blooms once in a lifetime with large flowers, which take all the strength of the plant. As a result, the plant immediately dies.
• Bamboo can grow up to 75 centimeters per day.
• The tallest tree in the world today is the evergreen sequoia, which, like its relatives, has given name Hyperion. For 700 or 800 years, it managed to grow up to 115.6 meters and continues to grow. Scientists deliberately concealed the exact location of the record holder in order to protect him from crowds of tourists.

3. About people

• A person who finds himself in an unfamiliar environment in most cases will turn right. This property of the psyche is successfully used by marketers.
• Macedonian crime reporter and journalist Vlado Taneschi was also a serial killer who often described his own crimes. But in the end, he slipped when he published information that until that moment could not be known to anyone except the killer.
• Australian truck driver Bill Morgan is a real lucky man, and not only because he survived a 14-minute clinical death after a heart attack. Shortly thereafter, he won a large sum in the lottery. The TV people decided to shoot a story about him and asked him on camera to erase the protective layer from the instant lottery ticket. And guess what - he won $250,000 again!
• 40% of people did not live to see their first birthday.
• The culture of the Australian aborigines is no younger than the ice age, so they remember the location and names of the mountains, which have been hidden under the waters of Bass Strait for 8,000 years.

4. About food

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• The owners of American vineyards during the Prohibition period adapted to concentrate grape juice to a semi-solid state - the so-called "wine bars". They warned customers not to leave the resulting liquid in the closet for three weeks after adding water to them, otherwise it would turn into forbidden wine. The hint was obvious.
• The IOC has banned caffeine, so if an athlete drinks too much coffee or tea before the start, he will be disqualified.
• In Thailand, the most expensive coffee in the world is made, the beans of which have passed through the digestive system of elephants. A kilogram of the Black Tusk drink is valued at $1,100, and a cup of tea will cost a daredevil who wants to try a rare delicacy $50.
• When buying bottled water, you should not rely too much on it, since 40% of it is from the tap.

5. About countries

• In 1781, among the articles of the American Confederation, an entry appeared that if Canada suddenly wanted to become part of the United States, it would be immediately accepted.
• The annual maintenance of a prisoner in a British prison costs the treasury £45,000. Isn't it easier to send him to study at Eton, which costs 1.5 times cheaper?
• Arabs write texts from right to left, but the numbers are written in the opposite direction. Therefore, when reading Arabic texts abounding in numerical data, one has to drive one's eyes here and there.
• After the division of Korea into two countries, more than 23,000 Koreans fled from north to south, and only 2 people fled in the opposite direction.

6. About the animal world

• For the sake of sex, male Australian marsupial mice go to martyrdom - they are ready to mate for 14 hours without a break, completely giving all their energy and dying of exhaustion. Biologists have called this behavior "suicidal mating."
• Have you ever seen baby pigeons? Probably not, but all because they do not leave their nests for the first month, and after that they are already indistinguishable from adults.
• In female plant aphids, already fertilized new females are born.
• Beavers have transparent eyelids, so they swim calmly with eyes closed under water.
• Rats are known to be very intelligent animals, moreover, they are the only animals besides humans that can laugh.

7. About astronauts

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• In weightlessness, the astronauts' spine straightens out, as a result of which, immediately after landing, they are several centimeters taller than themselves before takeoff.
• A person stops snoring in weightlessness, because weightlessness removes the load that presses him down Airways. We snore because the soft tissues of the throat and tongue sink in during sleep, especially when lying on our backs. During breathing, sunken parts of the body and emit unpleasant snoring. Astronauts can only be envied, at least during sleep!

8. About diseases

• At the turn of the 19th-20th centuries, on the 21st anniversary, it was fashionable to remove all the teeth of the birthday man and insert artificial ones.
• The inhabitants of the Kazakh village of Kalachi have a strange sleeping sickness - from time to time they plunge into a deep sleep, in which they stay up to 6 days. AT recent times this disease has been linked to exposure to abandoned uranium mines.
• Having made an official visit to Australia in 1875, the king of Fiji became infected with measles, which he brought home, because of which he lost a quarter of his population.
• At the turn of the XIX-XX centuries, they tried to treat cough with heroin.

9. About society

• On average, American children see 200,000 murders on TV by the age of 18.
• Homeless people in Japan and Hong Kong have learned to use the round-the-clock mode of McDonald's and live in these catering establishments, for which they are nicknamed "Mcrefugees".
• British galleries and museums receive 7 times more visitors per year than Premier League football matches.
• If vampires existed and drank the blood of one person every day, then in 13 days the entire population of the planet would turn into vampires.
• The name of the most cruel Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar has become known to the whole world. But he was also a loving father - his daughter recalled that when they had to hide from the police and freeze at night, Escobar, in order to warm his daughter, made a fire from banknotes. A night of such "heating" cost him more than 2 million dollars.

10. About sports

• Objects resembling primitive skittles were found in an Egyptian tomb - does it mean that in the country of the pharaohs they played bowling 5200 years ago?
• In 1958, Jay Foster, who was only 8 years old, became the winner of the Jamaican Table Tennis Championship.
• One Detroit newspaper was able to determine that 68% of professional hockey players lost at least one of their teeth during their career.
• Held in 1920 in Sweden Olympic Games went down in history thanks to the fact that they gave the world the oldest Olympic champion, which was the 72-year-old shooter Oscar Swan.

In the history of mankind, there are facts and cases that remain in the memory of people for a long time and do not fit into the framework we are used to. The most interesting and unusual achievements are collected in one book - the Guinness Book of Records. But even she is not able to contain the most incredible facts in the world that can be heard.

bird girl

Scientists cannot answer the question of why people with completely unusual anomalies are periodically born in the world. Few of these people become famous precisely because of their unforgettable appearance. But the girl, who was born in 1880 in Georgia, became not only famous all over the world, but even acted in films.

Minnie Woolsey (that was the name of the girl) was born with Seckel syndrome. This rare condition suggests dwarfism, developmental delay, and a small head with a bird's beak-like nose. Due to illness, Minnie also remained bald, and it seemed that nothing good awaited the girl ahead. But thanks to one showman who had a so-called "freak circus", Minnie was saved and even became famous.

But the turning point in the life of the bird girl was the shooting in the film "Freaks" in 1932. Dressed in a bird costume, Minnie became the highlight of the film, and the nickname "Koo Koo" stuck to her forever. According to some reports, Minnie participated in the exhibition of anomalous people until the age of 72.

The oldest car park in the world

There are hardly any people among motorists who have positive emotions about the parking lot. But many people would like to see such a parking lot. She is in Naples. The King of the Two Sicilies, Ferdinand of Bourbon, wanted to build a tunnel at a depth of 45 meters. It happened in 1853. The monarch was worried about his safety, since revolutionary sentiments were strong in Naples at that time. But he died a natural death, and the tunnel was abandoned unfinished.

Right under the central part of Naples, many cars and motorcycles of pre-war production are buried. After World War II, the tunnel was sealed for almost 60 years.

Betty Butler - age is not a hindrance to extreme sports

Every person has a secret dream that he carries through his whole life. But many still lack the courage to make it a reality. What can not be said about the 95-year-old resident of the US state of Indiana. It turns out that the woman dreamed of jumping with a parachute all her life, but somehow it didn’t work out. Caring children and grandchildren decided to give Betty a present for her 95th birthday. And the brave pensioner did not refuse and nevertheless fulfilled her desire, despite such an advanced age.

Indonesian traditions

On the island of Sulawesi, since 1905, there is one very unusual tradition. It turns out that in order to show respect to deceased relatives, Indonesians dig them out of their graves every year. There are even original competitions among local residents: whoever has a relative is better dressed becomes the winner. But it doesn’t end there either - a family photo for memory becomes the obligatory end of the ceremony of respect.

Mikaela is an Instagram star

This girl has an unusual appearance, which exactly repeats the facial features of the character of the famous computer game. This attracted thousands of subscribers to her page, including even such famous personalities as Justin Bieber. Among her subscribers, there are still disputes about such a phenomenal similarity, and it was not possible to find out the reason. But this secret only adds to the popularity of the girl.

Giant from West Java - Arya Permana

The fattest boy on the planet lives in Indonesia. His weight is more than 190 kilograms, and yet he is only 10 years old. He suffers from a severe form of obesity and his daily ration would be enough to feed 10 adults. Due to his size, he is unable to fit his clothes, so he covers his thighs with a large piece of sarong. He is not able to attend school, and it is simply very difficult for him to move around. The boy simply lies in the pool all day. What caused such an anomaly is unknown, because until the age of 2 he developed like an ordinary normal child.

Rama Haruna - girl with the body of a baby

In the Nigerian city of Kana lives a girl suffering from a rare disease. Her body stopped growing at 6 months and her limbs are non-functional. At the same time, Rama's head is completely normal for her age. According to her mother, at six months the girl began to writhe from severe bouts of pain in the abdomen, which was accompanied by a severe fever. There are other children in the family, and all are quite healthy.

Nigerian doctors are at a loss as to what could have caused such a strange anomaly. Some locals even claim that the girl's illness is a consequence of the genie's curse. But this has nothing to do with reality. The only thing in which this Nigerian woman is very lucky is her family. Despite the fact that caring for the seriously ill Rama costs a pretty penny for the family, her parents have not abandoned the girl and are trying their best to earn money to support her.

Shi Bao - dog on two legs

In China's Shanxi province, there is a dog that lost two of its legs after being hit by a train. Surprisingly, despite such a severe injury, the animal survived and learned to move on two front legs. And most recently, Shi Bao became a mother. The railway station workers who adopted the dog claim that she is a wonderful mother who never leaves her babies for long.

Emma Liman - diagnosis is not a sentence

This 21-year-old girl has a whole bunch of serious diseases at once. This is a mild degree of autism, and Down syndrome, and deafness. But this did not prevent her from becoming a full member of society. And the fact that she cannot write and read did not prevent her from becoming a successful business woman. It all started with the fact that her mother sent out a resume of a girl in a company, trying to find at least some work for her.

She was taken to the office of a credit organization to destroy secret documents. It turned out that Emma perfectly tears paper into small pieces, and does it with amazing speed. And today she has her own company and regular customers who are happy to use her services.

The most incredible facts in the world may concern various areas our lives, but one logical conclusion can be drawn. You should never despair even in the most difficult situations and look forward to tomorrow with optimism.