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(mɪstəri ) countable noun B1. A mystery is something that is not understood or known about. [...] See full entry for 'mystery' Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Definition of 'unsolved' unsolved. (ʌnsɒlvd ) adjective. An unsolved mystery or problem has never been solved. [...]
- Voynich Manuscript. Named after the Polish-American antiquarian bookseller Wilfrid M. Voynich, who acquired it in 1912, the Voynich Manuscript is a detailed 240-page book written in a language or script that is completely unknown.
- Kryptos. Kryptos is a mysterious encrypted sculpture designed by artist Jim Sanborn which sits right outside the headquarters of the CIA in Langley, Virginia.
- Beale Ciphers. The Beale Ciphers are a set of three ciphertexts that supposedly reveal the location of one of the grandest buried treasures in U.S. history: thousands of pounds of gold, silver and jewels worth roughly $43 million as of 2017.
- Phaistos Disc. The mystery of the Phaistos Disc is a story that sounds like something out of an Indiana Jones movie. Discovered by Italian archaeologist Luigi Pernier in 1908 in the Minoan palace-site of Phaistos, the disc is made of fired clay and contains mysterious symbols that may represent an unknown form of hieroglyphics.
- The Rendelsham Forest Incident. They found a glowing metal object, which darted off through the trees when they tried to approach it. This one’s the basis for The Whisperer In Darkness.
- The Hairy Hands of Dartmoor. In the 1920s, a spate of car crashes occurred on a stretch of road in Dartmoor, Devon. Many of them were fatal. Locals claimed the few survivors spoke of a disembodied set of hairy hands clutching the wheel of their car just before they were thrown off the road.
- The Highgate Vampire. Highgate Cemetery. Since the 1960s, people have reported sightings of a vampire in one of London’s most beautiful cemeteries in Highgate.
- The Solway Spaceman. When fireman Tim Templeton took a photo of his five-year-old daughter, he thought he was just getting a snap for the family album.
Jan 13, 2015 · Despite the passage of time, historical unsolved murders continue to inspire books and fuel speculation. Here the BBC looks at some of the stranger stories that have become ingrained in local ...
Oct 19, 2023 · Was Anna Anderson really Anastasia Romanov? Does the Bermuda Triangle really exist? Wonder no more: We have the answers to these and other formerly unsolved mysteries.
Mar 13, 2023 · Ancient history is flush with unsolved mysteries, some of which, from lost burial sites to sunken cities, have captivated the public imagination for centuries.
The Universe’s 7 biggest mysteries (and why they’re unsolved) - BBC Science Focus Magazine.
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