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Science & Technology The result of a coin toss might not be random, new study suggests 10-15-2023 | 2 Further reading: Ball lightning is real, and very rare. This is what it’s like to experience it. And so many more... On February 19, 1994, 31-year-old Gloria Ramirez was admitted to a hospital in Riverside, California with symptoms originally thought to be related to her cervical cancer. Before she died, Ramirez’s body released mysterious toxic fumes that made several hospital employees fatally ill. She is known as the ‘toxic lady’ and scientists still don’t agree on any of the theories as to what could’ve caused this. Her remains are buried in an unmarked grave. The "Christ the Redeemer" statue on the top of Mount Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Exactly when Jesus was born will likely never be resolved. (Image credit: Christian Adams via Getty Images)In May 1828, the Bavarian city of Nuremberg was gripped by the sudden appearance of a young man named Kaspar Hauser. Clutching two letters of introduction, his arrival revealed a story of isolation... For less than the cost of a cup of coffee, you can gain access to a wide range of exclusive perks including our popular 'Lost Ghost Stories' series.

Nine-year-old Walter Collins went to the cinema in 1928 but never returned home. The Los Angeles police were struggling with a rash of disappearances, so when the Illinois police sent information about a boy they'd found who claimed to be Walter Collins, the LAPD was pleased and took the pictures to Walter's mother—but she stated emphatically that it wasn't him, according to Crime Museum. The infamous region of the Atlantic Ocean, which earned its reputation due to claims of planes and ships disappearing between Bermuda, Puerto Rico, and Miami, Florida without a trace, turned out to be not as scary as it seemed. Notable Cast: David Ono, George Noory, Travis S. Taylor, Loyd Auerbach, Douglas Preston, Steve Elkins In 1943, in England, four boys found a skeleton in alarge wych elm. As gruesome as the discovery was, the investigators found even darker pieces of evidence in the case. The cause of death was suffocation and the body was placed in the elm when it was still warm. But when strange graffiti started appearing in crooks of the town with the question, “Who put Bella in the wych-elm?” the town turned into a living nightmare, making it one of those unsolved mysteries that never got an answer. 34 | The mystery of Carroll A. Deering The Carroll A. Deering. Image Credit: Wikimedia CommonsThe 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. Ghosts & Hauntings Enfield poltergeist photographer maintains 'paranormal force' theory 10-24-2023 | 24 This picture captures one of the most famous ghosts in Great Britain, the Brown Lady of Raynham Hall. Or does it? Sensitive period of language acquisition, Phineas Gage, child prodigy, acquired savant syndrome, psychopathic brains, remote viewing, Stargate Project, mind uploading, universal consciousness, false memory implantation Science & Technology Long-lost continent 'Argoland' located 155 million years later VIDEO 10-24-2023 | 1

Cryptids, Thylacine, Chupacabra, Mexican Coywolf, Goatman, Vladimir Demikhov, Mothman, Thunderbird, Teratorns, Coelacanths, Mongolian death worm In 1943, some boys climbed a hollow wych elm, only to discover a skull inside. Very little tissue was left, but nearly all of her skeleton was folded inside the tree, as per The Unredacted. Investigators identified that the remains belonged to a short, brunette woman around 35 years old. The magician John Booth said the ‘Brown Lady’ could be duplicated by natural methods. By covering fellow magician Ron Wilson with a bed sheet – like a last minute Halloween costume – and instructing him to walk down a staircase, the faked image looked very similar to the Lady. That’s what we’ve done on Unexplainable , a science podcast that Vox launched in March to explore the most important, interesting, and awe-inspiring unanswered questions in science. We set out to ask big questions that inspire scientists to do their work — questions that fill them with wonder or a sense of purpose, or remind them that the universe is still an enormous place with untapped potential. 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.According to Grant, Ramirez covered her skin from head to toe in DMSO, or dimethyl sulfone, as a possible way to cure her late-stage cervical cancer. Though medical science labeled DMSO a toxic substance in 1965, research in the early 1960s led doctors to believe that DMSO could relieve pain and reduce anxiety. Jason Colavito criticized the show, calling it "recycled material from Prometheus Entertainment’s other nonsense fake science shows" where the host "goes hunting for lost continents and sunken civilizations". According to Colavito, "Not a word is spoken about the many hoaxes and frauds that undergird the show’s claims". [16] Popular culture [ edit ] For the next 30 years, the Pereira family claimed that faces continued to appear of both male and female and of different shapes and sizes. Later, when the floor of the house was dug, it was found to contain the remains of humans. It was speculated that a graveyard existed underneath the house. Read More 2 | La Mancha Negra La Mancha Negra. Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Unexplainable is a weekly science podcast about everything we don’t know. For stories about great scientific mysteries, follow us wherever you listen to podcasts. Allegedly, Shira saw “a vapoury form gradually assuming the appearance of a woman” coming down the stairs, and the duo snapped a picture under his instruction. The later negative showed the ‘Brown Lady’, which was published in Country Life in 1936, along with Shira and Provand’s written account of events. a b Brown, Kassidy (July 16, 2022). "Lake Shawnee attendance spikes in wake of Netflix show". Bluefield Daily Telegraph . Retrieved July 20, 2022.

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They seem out of this world, but scientists believe they are very much of this world. These apparitions are called ball lightning, and they remain one of the most mysterious weather phenomena on Earth. In people with endometriosis, tissue similar to what grows inside the uterus grows elsewhere in the body. It’s a chronic condition that can be debilitatingly painful. Yet doctors don’t fully understand what causes it, and treatment options are limited.