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A street in Kodinhi, "village of twins."
Nannambra, India

Village of Twins

A village in India with a mysteriously high number of twins.
Corpus Hermeticum: first edition, by Marsilio Ficino, 1471 CE, at the Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica, Amsterdam.
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica (Ritman Library)

This impressive collection of rare books on ancient mysticism inspired author Dan Brown.
Rua do Amendoim.
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Rua do Amendoim (Peanut Street)

Cars mysteriously roll uphill on this street.
Where did this cosmic crap come from?
mystery

Mystery Space Junk Crashes Into Myanmar

The sky is falling.
Eric Grundhauser November 11, 2016
Brookline, Massachusetts

Last Known Whereabouts of Barbara Newhall Follett

The 1920s child prodigy author was last seen here at her Brookline home before vanishing at age 25.
Follett at her typewriter in 1928.
literature

The Wunderkind Writer Who Disappeared Without a Trace at Age 25

Barbara Newhall Follett was poised to be a force in 20th century letters. What happened?
Abby Norman November 4, 2016
Gene Fleming and Andy, the famous Footless Goose with Shoes.
murder

The Goose Who Wore Nikes, and the Mystery of Who Murdered Him

The Nebraska celebrity bird delighted all—until he was brutally killed.
Cara Giaimo October 19, 2016
The blimp crash of August 16, 1942, in Daly City California.
31 days of halloween

The 1942 Ghost Blimp That Bewildered a California Town

The remains of the missing crew were never found.
Andy Wright October 17, 2016
The Lady in Red's grave in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Lexington, Mississippi

Grave of the Lady in Red

The body of an unidentified woman, visible through a glass coffin, was discovered by accident.
Grave of the Girl in Blue
Willoughby, Ohio

The Girl in Blue

Solving a 60-year mystery finally gave a name to the young woman known only by the color of her clothes.
The Mystery Spot, hidden in plain sight.
Lake George, New York

Lake George Mystery Spot

A mysterious echo seems to defy the laws of acoustics.
31 days of halloween

The 1980s Crime Ring That Poisoned Japan's Candy And Never Got Caught

The "Mystery Man with 21 Faces" mocked the police ruthlessly and stocked Japan's supermarkets with cyanide-filled candy. To this day, no one knows who they were.
Cara Giaimo October 3, 2016
La Condesa neighborhood of Mexico City
sounds

The Mysterious Siren Behind Mexico City's Junk Collectors

The woman's recorded voice has been heard all over South America, and maybe even farther.
Rick Paulas September 29, 2016
Closing off the road to Oniontown.
Dover Plains, New York

Oniontown

This isolated community does not want you to visit.
2007's Alabama sturgeon, the last one ever caught.
mystery

How Fish Forensics Uncovered the Long-Lost Alabama Sturgeon

Scientists discovered that this rare fish is still alive—without ever laying eyes on it.
Cara Giaimo September 8, 2016
mystery

Found: A Mysterious, Dangerous Hole In This Guy's Backyard

It was only covered by a thin layer of grass.
Eric Grundhauser August 29, 2016
New Orleans, Louisiana

Nicolas Cage’s Pyramid Tomb

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.
television

Gravity Falls' Final Mystery Has Been Solved

In an undisclosed location.
Eric Grundhauser August 3, 2016