World Famous Unsolved Mysteries E-Book

Abhay Kumar Dubey

• Herausgeber: V&S Publishers
• Kategorie: Für Kinder und Jugendliche
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2018

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World famous mysteries that defy logic & science

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The objective of ‘World-Famous Series’ is to expand the mental horizon of an average reader by channelizing his knowledge and thoughts to international happenings.

This book under the series is a collection of mysteries—consisting of 40 such baffing mysteries which are still unsolved despite the pace of the modern discoveries. The book explores man’s cherished myths such as the fabled and of Atlantis, an unending search for an Eldorado whose gold was beyond imagination and other fascinating wondrous megaliths like Stonehenge, Pyramids, etc. It also peeps into the most mysterious world of ghosts, vampires, zombies and monsters, including Bermuda Triangle, U.F.O., etc.

The language has been kept simple and lucid while the authentic photographs make the book a reader’s delight.

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Contents

1. Yeti

2. Comte de Saint Germain

3. The cloth that had it all

4. The Dyatlov Pass Incident

5. The Lost Roanoke Colony

6. The Hopkinsville Goblin Case

7. The Mad Gasser of Mattoon

8. The Star child Skull

9. Black Dahlia

10. The Mystery of the Mary Celeste

11. Can we see Auras?

12. Famous Unsolved Codes and Ciphers

13. The Double Life of Lurancy Vennum

14. The Taos Hum

15. Atlantis: Is it a lost Paradise?

16. Do ghosts exist?

17. Is Eldoradoa myth or a land?

18. Where did the Olmecs disappear?

19. Who was the queen of Sheba?

20. UFO’s, still unidentified

21. The Iron that never rusts

22. The Tutankhamen’s Mummy

23. The Jungles of Angkor

24. PSI—The extra sensitive wing of Science

25. The Incomplete Mayas

26. Where does the Inca Treasure lie?

27. Is the Earth Shrinking?

28. What does Nazca drawings signify?

29. Is there a Second Life?

30. Is Bermuda Triangle the deathly hallow?

31. The mystery behind Stonehenge

32. The Navel of The World

33. How were the pyramids built?

34. Black Hole of Siberia

35. Scythians - The Blood Suckers

36. Was Sahara Desert ever green?

37. The forgotten Voyagers of the New World

38. Which was the First City of the World?

39. Where Gods Lived

40. Magically Healed

Yeti

Have you ever come across a giant-size creature that looks as much like an animal as he looks like a human? Such a creature is known to have existed in the snowy areas. The creature is often spotted around ice-cold regions and is sure to take your breath away if you look at him. Chances are you might faint at the sight or run away from his dreadful persona. Yeti, as widely known, is one of the most famous crypto-zoological animals in the world. To know more about him, read further…

The Yeti or the monstrous Snowman as he is known in the West has also been called as the Bigfoot and Nessie. However to the Sherpas, the Yeti is not an imaginary creature but a real and alive creature. Since 1951, when the first presence of this animal came out of the Himalayas, several Western explorers have found convincing evidence that the Sherpas were correct. Expeditions into the Himalayas have uncovered mystifying stories of strange human-like creatures that live in the region.

In 1951, Eric Shipton, a world-famous mountaineer, came across a curious set of foot marks. One footprint was 13 inches long and the other was 8 inches wide. It didn’t look like it was drawn by a man or an ape. Loren Coleman, who is an expert on cryptozoological animals, was of the opinion that the discovered footprint by Shipton by Shipton is “a very big piece of evidence because it showed toes, individual toes. It showed a squat, square footprint, which a lot of the other expeditions had found.” Unfortunately, he adds, Shipton did not carry a relevant photographic equipment to capture a detailed image.

In 1957, a Texas oilman named Tom Slick and explorer Peter Byrne set off for the Arun Valley in north-eastern Nepal in Search of Yeti. Byrne believed that since the Sherpas knew the Yeti was a real animal, they called him “hairy man” that lived separate from them. Sherpas described the Yeti as being man-like ink form and around 5-foot-6, 5-foot-7, 5-foot-8 and totally covered with hair. The face would be bare of hair, and it walked fully erect. In another part of the valley, Tom Slick and his Sherpa guides discovered a set of tracks in mud, which were unique because they knew melting and shifting a now could alter tracks. They measured 10 inches long and 7 inches wide. According to anthropologist Dr. George Agogino, it was similar to the footprint discovered by Eric Shipton six years earlier.

In 1925, N.A. Tombazi, a photographer and member of the Royal Geographical Society, wrote that he saw such a creature at about 15,000 fit (4,600 m) near Zemu glacier. Tombazi later wrote that he observed the creature from about 200 to 300 yard (180 to 270m) for about a minute. “Unquestionably, the figure in outline was exactly like a human being, walking upright and stopping occasionally to pull at some dwarf bushes. It showed up dark against the snow, and as far as I could make out, wore no clothes.”

That was in 1957 but surprisingly, the frequency of reports increased during the early 20th century, when Westerners began making attempts to scale the mountains in the area and occasionally reported seeing either the giant-size creatures or the strange tracks.

In 2004, Henry Gee, editor of the prestigious journal nature mentioned that the Yeti as an example of a legend needs further research, stating, “The discovery that Homo survived until so very recently, in geological terms, makes it more likely that stories of other mythical, human-like creatures such as Yetis are founded on grains of truth… now, cryptozoology, the study of such fabulous creatures, can come in from the cold.

In early December 2007, an American television host and his team reported that they came across a series of footprints in the Everest region of Nepal resembling descriptions of Yeti. Each of the footprints measured 33 cm (13 inches) in length with five toes that measured a total of 25 cm (9.8 in) across. Casts were made of the prints for further research. The footprints were examined by Jeffery Meldrum of Idaho State University who believed them to be too morphologically accurate to be called as fake or man made. Meldrum also stated that they were similar to a pair of Bigfoot footprints that were found in another area. Then, during the third season of mid finale visit to Bhutan, Gates’ team found a hair sample on a tree that they took back to have analyzed. After it was tested, it was concluded that the hair belonged to an unknown primate.

On July 25, 2008, the BBC reported that hair sample collected in the remote Garo Hills area of eastern India by Dipu Marak had been analyzed at Oxford Brookes University in the UK by primatologist Anna Nekaris and Microscopy expert Jon Wells. These initial tests were uncertain, and an ape conservation expert told the BBC that there was similarity between the cuticle pattern of these hair strands and specimens collected by Edmund Hilary during Himalayan expeditions in the 1950s and donated to the Oxford University Museum and announced a DNA analysis. This analysis has since revealed that the hair came from the Himalayan Goral.

On October 20, 2008, a team of seven Japanese adventurers photographed footprints which could allegedly have been made by a Yeti. The team’s leader, Yoshiteru Takahashi claims to have observed a Yeti on a 2003 expedition and is determined to capture the creature on film. A group of Chinese scientists and explorers propose to renew searches in Shennongjia province which was the sight of expeditions during the 1970’s and 1980’s.

However, the research continues and the mystery unfolds not completely but in bits at every expedition.

Comte de Saint Germain

Do you know that there once lived a man, well-known in the social circle and was a charmer in every sense, who suddenly disappeared without leaving any trace… Some believe that he died but if he did, neither his body nor his grave could ever be found. Even if he disappeared then where had he gone? Was he a god-send angel, an eternal being? Is it possible for a human being to disappear for decades together and remain a mystery even in today’s world of advancement…

The Count of St. Germain who is believed to have died on February 27, 1784 was a courtier, adventurer, inventor, amateur scientist, violinist, amateur composer and a mysterious gentleman. He also displayed some amazing skills with the practice of alchemy. He was known as ‘Der Wundermann’ (meaning’ The Wonderman’). He was a man whose origin was unknown and who disappeared suddenly without leaving a trace.

Since his death, various occult organizations have adopted him. Some consider him as a model figure and some even as a powerful deity. In recent years, several people have claimed to be the Count of St. Germain. (It must be considered here, that St. Germain was never regarded as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. The “st.” Before his name, refers to his alleged home).

The mysterious figure that we today know as the comte de Saint-Germain was first witnessed in 1710 under the name of Marquis de Montferrat. He was best known as a recurring figure in the stories of several strands of occultism, especially those connected to Theosophy where he is also referred to as the Master Rakoczi or the Master R and acknowledged with the divine powers and longevity. Some sources write that his name is not familiar but it was invented by him as a French version of the Latin Sanctus Germanus meaning “Holy Herman” or “Holy Brother Herman”. St. Germanus was a lay brother of the Benedictine order. Spotted in Venice by a musician named Rameau and Parisian socialite called Madam de Gergy, he had the appearance of a man between 40 and 50 years of age. It was an appearance he would hold all his life and he would officially die in 1784. However, many people believe that he never actually passed away. To them, this enigmatic character has become the ‘Saint-Germain, the deathless’. Saint-Germain’s provenance was never revealed, not even by those he had taken into his confdence.

For his entire life he looked like a middle-aged, strongly built man of average height. He was an amazing storyteller with incredible stories and had some impressive talents. He could create fantastic jewels, had a complete understanding of music and art, and was able to provide people with potions which he claimed were the elixir of youth. He was never seen eating or drinking but he enjoyed the company of women and mixed with the aristocrats well.

He never seemed to age. His great period of celebrity was in Paris between 1750 and 1760. His main role was that of a spy for king Louis XV. However, his friendship with the king created many enemies within the French government and he was forced to fee to England. He re-surfaced in Russia under the name General Soltikov and played a major role in the 1762 revolution. At the start of Louis XVI’s reign he reappeared in Paris and, through an old friend, the Countesse d’ Adhemar, he issued a warning to Queen Mariek Antoinette of the dangers that were building for the French monarchy. Saint-Germain tried to see the king personally, but the police were ordered to capture the Comte by the king’s minster. Again, Charles of Hesse cassel in the Duchy of Schlesing, Austria.

It was said that he revealed many of his secrets to the count but by 1784 Saint-Germain had got bored of his life and he died. However, there is no official record of his death and no tombstone bearing his name. He left all his papers, many of which concerned free masonry, to the count, but like Louis XV, Charles never revealed anything about Saint-Germain’s real history. Indeed, even though he claimed to be sad that Saint-Germain had died, many commentators have suggested that he did not appear upset and there is a theory that he may have been privy to a staged death. Certainly, further reports of Saint-Germain have been recorded. In 1786, he met the Empress of Russia and 1788, he was apparently the official French representative at the World Convention of Freemasons.

The Countess of d’ Adhemar said she had met her old friend in 1789, 1875 and 1821, and that each time he looked no older than her memory of him. It is said that he continued to have an influence on secret societies and may even have been a guiding light of the Rosicrusians. So who was the strange character? Parisians who disliked him said he was the son of a Portuguese Jew named Aymar or an Alsatian Jew called Wolff. However, the general feeling at the time was that he was the natural son of Spain’s Charles ll’s widow, Marie de Neubourg. A More recent study has suggested that he may actually have been on of the sons of Prince Francis Racoczi ll of Transylvania. The prince gave his children to the Emperor of Austria to bring up but one of them was said to have died at a young age. It is now considered that this child may have, in fact, been raised by a family in the little village of San Germano in Italy. This would account for how he assumed the name the Comte de Saint-Germain.

There is a huge uproar of myths, legends and speculations about St. Germain that began to be widespread in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They include beliefs that he is immortal, the Wandering Jew, an alchemist with the “Elixir of Life”, a Rosicrucian, and that he prophesied the French Revolution. He is said to have met the forger Giuseppe Balsamo (alias Cagliostro) in London. However, some people, particularly those involved with the Theosophy movement, believe that Saint-Germain may have been one of the ‘great masters’, sent to show developed men the errors of their ways. They believe that he may be still wandering the Earth, waiting for the right time to reappear and counsel man through troubled waters. Until then, however, the mystical figure known as the Comte de Saint-Germain will remain a mystery.

The cloth that had it all…

Can you ever think a simple piece of cloth can cause a stir that runs throughout generations, mystifying not only the people but the researchers as well as the scientists? A lot of theories have been conducted to arrive at one single conclusion regarding the mage the cloth bears on it, from times immemorial. The mystery behind this simple piece of cloth which is known as the Shroud of Turin is still under wraps…

It was the photograph that got speculations. One hundred years ago this month, on May 28, 1898, an amateur photographer Secundo Pia applied the new science of photography to a inexplicable artefact— The shroud of Turin. It is a linen cloth bearing the image of a man who had apparently died of crucifxion. Most Catholics consider it to be the burial shroud of Jesus Christ. It is currently held in the Cathedral of St John, the Baptist in Turin, Italy. Despite many scientific investigations, no one has yet been able to explain how the image has been imprinted on the shroud and no one has managed to imitate it. Radiocarbon tests date it to the middle ages. However, some believe it is incorrupt and carbon dating can only date things which decay.

Prior to the middle ages, reports of the shroud exist as the image of Edessa, reliably reported since at least the fourth century. In addition, another cloth (the Sudarium) known even from biblical times (John 20:7) exists which is said to have covered Christ’s head in the tomb. A 1999 study by Mark Guscin, a member of the multi-disciplinary investigation team of the Spanish Centre for Sindonology investigated the relationship between the two cloths. Based on history, forensic pathology, blood chemistry (the Sudarium also is reported to have type AB blood stains) and stain patterns. He concluded that the two cloths covered the same head at two distinct but close moments of time. Avinoam Danin (a researcher at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem) concurred with this analysis adding that the pollen grains in the Sudarium match those of the shround.

However, Secundo Pia’a photographs were stunning. The negative photographic plate revealed the image of a man in far greater clarity than anyone had ever seen on the shroud itself. Copies of Pia’s negative image travelled around the world and generated tremendous interest in the cloth. What few were able to see earlier, now, that shroud could be seen by millions via photography. Scientists began studying the image.

Decades of research, especially intense during the 1970’s and 1980’s revealed many facts about the shroud and raised even more questions. It seems that every time a scientist said something certain about the shroud, another group of scientists would challenge the former’s results. That’s even true of the 1988 carbon test that dated the shroud’s origins between 1290 and 1360.

In January, 2005, things took an about turn. An article appeared in a peer-reviewed scientific journal, Thermochimica Acta, which proved that the carbon 14 dating of the Shroud of Turin was fawed because the sample used was invalid. Moreover, this article, by Raymond N. Rogers, a fellow of the Los Alamos National Laboratory explained why the Shroud of Turin was much older. The Shroud of Turin was at least twice as old as the radiocarbon date.

Peer-reviewed scientific journals are important. It is the way scientists normally report scientific theories. Articles submitted to such journals are carefully reviewed for adherence to scientific methods and the absence of speculation and polemics. Facts are checked and formulas are examined. The review procedure sometimes takes months to complete, as it did for Rogers.

Ball, who was familiar with the evidence, had confrmed what all shroud researchers had been saying for years: the images were not painted. Moreover, a 2003 article in the peer-reviewed scientific journal, Melanoidins by Rogers and Anna Arnoldi, a chemistry professor at the University of Milan, demonstrated that the images were in fact a chemical caramel-like darkening of an otherwise clear starch and polysaccharide coating on some of the shroud’s fibers. They suggested a natural phenomenon might be the cause. If this could be proven, the images could be explained in non-miraculous, scientific terms.

Ball also wrote: ‘And of course ‘authenticity’ is not really a scientific issue at all here, even if there were compelling evidence that the shroud was made in first-century Palestine, that would not even come close to establishing that the cloth bears the imprint of Christ.

In the meantime, Preservation of the shroud has become an issue. It belongs to the pope now (the last king of Italy gave it to him in 1983). The shroud will remain in Turin, but it has been decided that the shroud will never be rolled up again. There is talk of a hermetically sealed, leaded crystal display case that would protect the shroud from further harm for future generations. Those generations, says Father Brinkmann, will develop new ways to determine the date of its creation and discover how the image was created. “These things have natural answers because the things have natural answers because the thing exists in nature, “he insists.

Until then the shroud will continue to be an enigma, he says, based on the Passion and the mystical thing that happened to Christ in the Resurrection “and the tantalizing notion that this is a relic of the Resurrection Itself.”

The Dyatlov Pass Incident

The newspaper, dailies are always filled with accidents, murders, Kidnappings, etc. One such incident that created headlines in Russia was occurred at Dyatlov Pass. The weird things that were accounted and investigated at the sight were stranger than the reports. The mystery of the horrifying incident has so far been unable to collect a convincing reason that explains the cause of the murders.

On February 2nd, 1959, during the cold winter on kholat Syakhl in Russia, nine intrepid ski hikers decided to do ski hike (what they referred as). On February 26th the sight of their bodies turned up. But it was the discovery of the campgrounds that added more fuel to the creepy fre. The ski hikers’ tent was shredded. The skiers were scattered around the grounds wearing either very sparse clothing or just their underwear. Three of them were sighted with crushed ribs and fractured skulls but there were no visible defence marks or any other signs of struggle. In fact, one of the bodies was, missing a tongue.

Some level of radiation could be traced on their bodies. The official statement on what happened was as vague as possible, saying it was caused by an “unknown compelling force”. The story became an internet sensation over the years with many people blaming aliens, then, ghosts and then the yeti, or possibly all of them working in tandem.

There are six things that freak people out about this unnerving news: the woman without a tongue, a mysterious orange tan on the bodies, the torn tens, the half-naked hikers, the severely crushed hikers and some traces of radioactivity. What is more baffing is that the bodies weren’t found until weeks later.

Some people have an explanation for the missing tongue and that is, a scavenging animal would mostly go for al soft tissue of an open mouth, especially if it smelled like the burrito (the hiker just ate). As far as the tan is concerned, it can be justified that they were laying out in the sun surrounded by white snow for days.

The trauma and the effect of the crushed tents can be regarded to an avalanche. Their state of undress can be explained by paradoxical undressing (a known behaviour of hypothermia victims when their brains start to freeze resulting in malfunction).

The radioactivity is still unsolved and no one had a clue as to what caused it. The researchers have been clueless about it. However, none of the details that have been mentioned above can be counted as straight facts as these are more of less build up on illusions and people normally perceive it as nothing more than a tragic hiking accident.

The Lost Roanoke Colony