1. Mystery Spot
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Mystery Sport is a tourist attraction near Santa Cruz, California,
famous because of its disrespect to the laws of physics and gravity. The
odd cabin, although seems like lying on flat ground, makes those who
enter inside swinging all the time. The most probable theory that tries
to explain this says that it’s all about “tilt-induced visual illusion.
The illusion experienced by visitors results from the oddly tilted
environment as well as standing on a tilted floor. Inside the tilted
room of the Mystery Spot misperceptions of the height and orientation of
objects occur. Even when people are standing outside on a level ground,
the slant of the building in the background causes misperceptions as we
judge the height of people using the slant of the roof rather than the
true horizon.”
2. The Bermuda Triangle
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The question about the triangle that swallows ships, planes and all
the people with them still waits for its answer. So many ships and
planes have disappeared and so many disasters have happened in the area
between Bermuda, Puerto Rico and Miami, and many theories have appeared
as well. From compass variations, gulf streams, rogue waves to human
errors and conspiracy theories – anything is possible, but none of them
is proved yet. However, it’s still one of the most traveled routes in
the world.
3. Socotra
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Socotra is archipelago the Horn of Africa and Arabic Peninsula, but
the main island of Socotra is 95% of the whole landmass, while the rest
is just small islands. This place is probably the most alien-looking on
Earth. One third of the flora and fauna on this island, administered by
Yemen government, can be found only here. The umbrella-shaped “blood
tree,” the cucumber tree, giant succulent tree, different kinds of
birds, spiders, bats and cats have the only habitat on Socotra.
4. Mount Roraima
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Mount Roraima is located on the triple border point between Brazil,
Guyana and Venezuela. It is weird because of its shape, but is also
mysterious because of the clouds that are always near the peak and the
endemic fauna. The tabletop of the mountain, which is the peak actually,
is considered as one of the world’s oldest geological formations. It is
believed that the plateau was formed by water and winds, but the reason
why some species can’t be found anywhere else remain mystery.
5. Rio Tinto
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Rio Tinto is located in south-western Spainand originates from Sierra
Morena mountains of Andalusia. The area around the river has been mined
since ancient times, so a lot of minerals can be found into the water,
especially iron, which makes the water red. Even some bacteria enjoy its
life there, “exploiting” the iron. However, the weirdness of this river
comes from its high acidity, which made some scientists say that it is
very similar to the underground waters of Mars.
6. Fly Geyser
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The Fly Geyser, near Gerlach, Nevada, is strange because it somehow
grows up. It is three meters high at the moment. It is interesting that
this geyser is located on private area, so nobody can enjoy it from
close. The owner is Bill Spoo, a man who rejects the opportunity to make
a fortune from the tourists, and keeps the beautiful view just for
himself and the few researchers and photographers who have to schedule a
visit weeks before arriving.
7. McMurdo Dry Valleys
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McMurdo Dry Valleys are located on Antarctica but, believe it or not,
they lack snow. That makes the area to be a desert, of course the
coldest one in the world. However, that’s not the only strange things
here. The valleys are “bleeding” from the many geysers, because of the
high concentration of iron, making picture of world different than
Earth.
8. Easter Island
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The well known statues on the Easter Island, the rapa nui, still
remain mystery for the researchers. The statues are over 50 feet tall,
but no one has a clue who built them, why they built them, how they were
brought there, and so on. One of the theories is that a civilization
has lived here long time ago, but the people ate everything on the
island and either moved somewhere else or were exterminated.
9. Lake Vostok
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Lake Vostok is the most recent mystery coming from Antarctica, and
the whole world probably, as there is possibility for some revolutionary
revelations. Scientists believe that in the lake under the ice surface
there are some species that have survived 15 billions years. However,
these species would be something that the world has never seen before,
as they would have developed under complete darkness. The researchers
are close to obtaining a water sample, so we should wait for the
results.
10. Racetrack Playa
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Racetrack Playa in California is well known due to its sailing
stones. No one knows how, but the stones there somehow manage to move
from their original position, leaving a track behind them. The reasons
are still unknown and are subject of research. It is supposed that the
winds in the valley are “responsible” for this.
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