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but educate also. Why I chosed these 5 among the batallions of myths
around is mysterious even to me, but you can find out after the 5th
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Top 5 Unsolved Mysteries
This list comprises the most famous unsolved mysteries known to man
that really defy rational explanation or are just outright strange.
1. Shroud of Turin
The shroud of Turin is a linen cloth bearing the image of a man who
had apparently died of crucifixion. 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 despite many attempts, no
one has managed to replicate it. Radiocarbon tests date it to the
middle ages, however apologists for the shroud 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 4th century. In
addition, another cloth (the Sudarium) known even from biblical times
(John 20:7) exists which is said to have covered Christâs head in the
tomb. A 1999 study by Mark Guscin, a member of the multidisciplinary
investigation team of the Spanish Center 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 shroud.
2. Mary Celeste
Mary Celeste was launched in Nova Scotia in 1860. Her original name
was âAmazonâ. She was 103 ft overall displacing 280 tons and listed as
a half-brig. Over the next 10 years she was involved in several
accidents at sea and passed through a number of owners. Eventually she
turned up at a New York salvage auction where she was purchased for
$3,000. After extensive repairs she was put under American registry
and renamed âMary Celesteâ.
The new captain of Mary Celeste was Benjamin Briggs, 37, a master with
three previous commands. On November 7, 1872 the ship departed New
York with Captain Briggs, his wife, young daughter and a crew of
eight. The ship was loaded with 1700 barrels of raw American alcohol
bound for Genoa, Italy. The captain, his family and crew were never
seen again. The ship was found floating in the middle of the Strait of
Gibraltar. There were no signs of struggle on board and all documents
except the captainâs log were missing.
In early 1873, it was reported that two lifeboats grounded in Spain,
one with a body and an American flag, the other containing five
bodies. It has been alleged that these could have been the remains of
the crew of the Mary Celeste. However, the bodies were apparently
never identified.
3. The taos hum
The âTaos Humâ is a low-pitched sound heard in numerous places
worldwide, especially in the USA, UK, and northern europe. It is
usually heard only in quiet environments, and is often described as
sounding like a distant diesel engine. Since it has proven
indetectable by microphones or VLF antennae, its source and nature is
still a mystery.
In 1997 Congress directed scientists and observers from some of the
most prestigious research institutes in the nation to look into a
strange low frequency noise heard by residents in and around the small
town of Taos, New Mexico. For years those who had heard the noise,
often described by them as a âhumâ, had been looking for answers. To
this day no one knows the cause of the hum.
4. Black Dahlia
In 1947 the body of 22 year old Elizabeth Short was found in two
pieces in a parking lot in Los Angeles. According to newspaper reports
shortly after the murder, Short received the nickname âBlack Dahliaâ
at a Long Beach drugstore in the summer of 1946, as a play on the
then-current movie The Blue Dahlia. However, Los Angeles County
district attorney investigatorsâ reports state the nickname was
invented by newspaper reporters covering the murder. In either case,
Short was not generally known as the âBlack Dahliaâ during her
lifetime.
Many rumours and tales have spread about the Black Dahlia, and the
investigation (one of the largest in LA history) never found the
killer.
5. Comte de Saint Germain
The Count of St. Germain (allegedly died February 27, 1784) was a
courtier, adventurer, inventor, amateur scientist, violinist, amateur
composer, and a mysterious gentleman; he also displayed some skills
with the practice of alchemy. He was known as âDer Wundermannâ â âThe
Wondermanâ. He was a man whose origin was unknown and who disappeared
without leaving a trace.
Since his death, various occult organizations have adopted him as a
model figure or even as a powerful deity. In recent years several
people have claimed to be the Count of St. Germain. (Note that St
Germain was never regarded as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church -
the âst.â before his name refers to his alleged home).
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