Mysterious phenomena from around the world. Discover the fascinating stories behind the strange events that have captured people’s attention throughout history, from mysterious disappearances to disturbing occurrences.
Strange events around the world
Throughout human history, many strange things have happened on Earth that we cannot fully explain. Some people have disappeared without a trace, leaving behind enigmatic mysteries. For example, there is the story of the Roanoke colony that disappeared centuries ago and the famous mystery of the Bermuda Triangle. These cases continue to baffle us and make us wonder what really happened.
Nature also has its share of strange occurrences, such as strange lights in the sky or objects that mysteriously catch fire. Stories about things like the Marfa Lights in Texas or ball lightning challenge what we think we know about how the world works. These mysteries make us curious and eager to understand more about the world we live in. Of course, here are the strangest events in history
Taos Hum
In the early 1990s, a study was conducted in Taos, New Mexico, of a sound called the “Taos Hum.” It has been found that about two percent of people can hear it, and everyone hears it at a different frequency between 32 and 80 Hz, with a rhythm of 0.5 to 2 Hz. A similar study in Britain also showed similar results. Some people who could hear the buzzing said they could move away from it, with one person claiming to be able to hear it up to 30 miles away. Both men and women will hear it equally, but it seems to be more common in middle-aged people.
Hum is a term used to describe a low-frequency sound that some people can hear, but not everyone. It is often described as a persistent and unpleasant sound, such as a buzzing, humming or buzzing sound. This phenomenon has been reported worldwide, including the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada. Sometimes it is named after the most talked about place, such as “Taos Hum” in New Mexico or “Windsor Hum” in Ontario.
Tunguska event
The Tunguska event occurred in Russia on June 30, 1908. It was a large explosion near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River. This explosion flattened about 80 million trees in an area of 2,150 square kilometers of forest. Some people think up to three people died. Scientists believe that this was caused by a rocky asteroid about 50 to 60 meters wide that exploded in the atmosphere. It came from the east-southeast direction at a high speed of about 27 kilometers per second. Although this is called an impact event, the object exploded high above the ground, so there was no crater.
This Tunguska event is the largest impact event in history, although there have been larger impacts before. Such an explosion could destroy a large city. Many books, movies and other stories have used the Tunguska event as inspiration because it is so mysterious and powerful. Scientists rate the impactor an 8 on the Turin scale, meaning it would cause major damage if it hit a populated area.
Woof! Signal:
Using Ohio, America’s Big Ear telescope, astronomers discovered Wow! signal, strong radio signal, August 15, 1977. We used this telescope to scan the universe for extraterrestrial communications. The signal appears to originate from a specific location in space, near the Sagittarius cluster of stars, and appears to be potentially extraterrestrial in nature. A few days later, as astronomer Jerry R. Ehman was reviewing the data, he noticed this strange signal. He wrote “Wow!” next to the signal strength, “6EQUJ5”, on the page after he circled it because it really surprised him. That’s how his name came about.
The Voynich Manuscript
The Voynich Manuscript is an old handwritten book full of drawings. It is written in a language that no one understands, called “Voynichese”. Experts believe that it was made between 1404 and 1438 in Italy. But there’s still a lot we don’t know about it. Some people think it could be a code or a secret message, while others think it could be a made-up language or even just a fake storybook.
The book has about 240 pages, but some are missing. It is full of strange images of people, plants that don’t exist and symbols. The book is named after a man named Wilfrid Voynich, who bought it in 1912. It is now kept at Yale University. People have been trying to figure out what it says for a long time, but so far no one has succeeded.
Mystery House Winchester
Mystery House Winchester is a large mansion in San Jose, California. It once belonged to Sarah Winchester, whose husband made weapons. After Sarah died in 1922, people started visiting the house as a tourist attraction. The villa is known for being very large and has a strange design. There are many stories about the house and Sarah Winchester, which makes it even more interesting for visitors.
Blood falls
Blood Falls is a strange place in Antarctica where reddish water flows from the Taylor Glacier onto the ice of western Lake Bonney. This water is salty and has a lot of iron, which is why it looks red. The water comes from a pool deep under the ice and flows through tiny cracks in the glacier. People first thought the red color came from algae, but later discovered it was due to iron in the water. The place was discovered in 1911 by an Australian geologist named Thomas Griffith Taylor.
Emu war
The Emu War, also known as the Great Emu War, took place in Australia in 1932. People were concerned because emus, large flightless birds native to Australia, were destroying crops in the Campion District of Western Australia. The government decided to send soldiers armed with guns to stop the emus. Although they killed many birds, the emus population did not decrease, and they continued to damage crops.
Bermuda Triangle
The Bermuda Triangle, also called the Devil’s Triangle, is the story of a part of the North Atlantic Ocean where planes and ships allegedly disappear in strange ways. This story began in the middle of the 20th century. Some people believe that this area has a special power to make things disappear, but many experts say there is no mystery to it.
The Green Children of Woolpit
The Legend of the Green Children of Woolpit is the story of two unusual children who appeared in the village of Woolpit in England around the 12th century, perhaps during the reign of King Stephen. Those children, brother and sister, looked normal except for their green skin. They spoke a language no one knew and ate only raw beans. Eventually they learned to eat other foods and lost their green color, but the boy fell ill and died shortly after his sister was baptized.
The girl adapted to her new life, but people considered her daring and impudent. She later explained that they came from a place where it was always dusk and everything was green, and some called it Saint Martin’s Land.
The only old stories about these green children are found in the writings of William of Newburgh and Ralph of Coggeshall, written in the late 1100s and early 1200s. After that, the story did not appear much until the mid-19th century. Some people think that the story is just a fictional story of an encounter with creatures from another world, while others believe that it could be based on a real event that has become intertwined over time. This story inspired the English poet Herbert Read to write a novel called “The Green Child” in 1935.
The dancing plague of 1518
The dancing plague of 1518 happened in Strasbourg, France a long time ago. It was when a lot of people, maybe between 50 and 400, started dancing non-stop for weeks. Some experts believe that this is due to a kind of mass hysteria caused by stress. Others believe it may have been because of the fungus in the bread they ate or for religious reasons. People are not sure how many people died as a result, and this is still debated.
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