The Unsolved Mystery Of The Maine Penny
The "Maine Penny" is an artifact discovered in 1957, and whose origins still remain a mystery. The penny may have been from either England or Scandinavia.
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The Unsolved Mystery Of This Ancient Roman Jar
This mysterious ancient Roman jar has a more intriguing history than it may first appear. It was likely used in the worship of the god Mithras.
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The Mystery Of The Princes In The Tower Explained
It's one of the biggest murder mysteries in British history: Did Richard III, in order to secure his reign, murder his nephews, ages 12 and 9?
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The Unsolved Mystery Of The Lewis Chessmen
The Lewis Chessmen are one of history's greatest mysteries. The chess set appeared on the Isle of Lewis in the 1800s, but no one knows how they got there.
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The Unsolved Mystery Of The Ancient Egyptian Benben Stone
The mythological Benben Stone originates in the Egyptian Book of the Dead, a cheat sheet of spells and rites for the dead to use to navigate the afterlife.
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The Mystery Behind Antoine De Saint-Exupéry's Disappearance Explained
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was an author and aviator best known for his whimsical, world-famous children's book "The Little Prince," which still graces bedtimes.
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The Mystery Behind The Keddie Cabin Murders Explained
On April 12, 1981, Sheila Sharp returned to her family's Keddie, CA. cabin and found the dead bodies of her mother, brother John, and Dana Wingate on the floor.
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The Mystery Behind Mary Reeser's Chilling Death
On the morning of July 2, 1951, 67-year-old Mary Reeser was found burned to death in her Florida apartment. Was it spontaneous human combustion?
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The Mystery Behind The Abandoned MV Joyita Ship
The recovery team encountered a disturbing scene: the boat floating at an angle, its windows broken, and bridge obliterated as though it had been struck.
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Things About Venus That Remain A Mystery
Between manned flights, high-powered telescopes, and far-reaching space probes, we've learned a lot about our solar system, with one exception: Venus.
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The Mystery Behind The Missing McStay Family Explained
The McStay family disappeared in 2010, and their remains were found almost four years later. Here's the most likely explanation behind the mystery.
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The Mystery Behind Bugsy Siegel's Death
Perhaps no one is really surprised when a prominent mob figure like Bugsy Siegel is murdered. Is it any less surprising when the killer isn't found?
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Why The Dighton Rock Has Been A Mystery For Years
Somewhere outside of Berkley, Massachusetts lies a 40-ton boulder that wouldn't seem remarkable at a glance but actually holds a centuries-old mystery.
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The Mystery Behind Disappearing And Murdered Grateful Dead Fans
The mystery behind disappearing and murdered Grateful Dead fans has been ongoing since at least 1985.
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The Mystery Behind The Ourang Medan Ship Deaths
Ships sink, ships get lost, or break apart in storms. And in a few cases throughout history, the fate of the voyage has turned out to be an enduring mystery.
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The Mystery Behind The Eight-Day Bride Explained
It seemed likely that in the spring of 1947, 22-year-old Christina Kettlewell — also sometimes called the "eight-day bride" — had everything to look forward to.
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Why The Mystery Of The Plain Of Jars Remains Unsolved
Travelers in a quiet corner of Laos will come across a field of ancient stone jars that have puzzled archeologists for decades.
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What Is Under The Pyramids?
Carving an impressive skyline across the horizon of Egypt, the pyramids are an iconic representation of the ancient world. But what's under them?
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The Mystery Of The Lost Victorio Peak Treasure
Milton "Doc" Noss was a traveling doctor who accidentally discovered an extensive cave network laden with gold and historical artifacts — or so he claimed.
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The Mystery Of Europa's Geysers
Earth is far from the only object in the solar system that features geysers — some of Jupiter's moons do, also.
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The Mystery Of Hotel Del Coronado Explained
The Victorian-style Hotel Del Coronado, opened in 1888, has gained a reputation for being haunted and for its supernatural guests that refuse to check out.
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The Sad Story Of The Man Struck By Lightning 7 Times
It's a distinction likely no one would want. Both terrible and fascinating, Roy Cleveland Sullivan holds the world record for "Most lightning strikes survived."
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The Mystery Of Billy Milligan's Multiple IQs
The perplexing case of Billy Milligan is one in which the story of the reported perpetrator of violent crimes overshadows the victims of those crimes.
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Why Glass Still Remains A Mystery To Physicists
People of science don't know everything there is to understand about how glass becomes, well, glass. In particular, they're curious about the glass phase.
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The Mystery Surrounding Queen Elizabeth I's Rumored Love Triangle
She was called the Virgin Queen and was cast as a monarch who eschewed love in favor of giving her attention to the task of ruling England and Ireland.
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The Bizarre Murder Mystery That Began With An Arm Inside A Shark
Everything was going fine until a week into the tiger shark's residency when out from the shark came a rat, bird, and — to everyone's horror — an intact arm.
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Mysteries Of The Mountains You've Never Heard Of
Some mountains seem to be magnets for the spooky, creepy, and unexplained. Here are some mysteries of the mountains you've never heard of.
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