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Alexandria, Virginia
The Grave of the Female Stranger
This grave marks the passing of a historic Jane Doe whose identity remains a mystery to this day.
shipwrecks
Found: A Shipwreck That Solved a Decades-Old Maritime Mystery
The "mystery tug boat" was a U.S. Navy ship that had disappeared without a trace in 1921.
mystery
The Man Who Develops the World's Found Film
The Rescued Film Project rediscovers forgotten moments captured on camera.
infrastructure
A Gas Pipeline Could Make Marfa's Mystery Lights Disappear
They might be in danger after 130 years.
animals
Is This a Dog or a Cat or...Something Else?
Help us identify this mysterious skittering creature.
sounds
Mysterious American Hum Returns to Haunt Canada
The exact source of the droning sound has never been discovered.
islands
Found: A Car on a Hot Stone Roof
How did it get there?
maps
Can You Spot the Monsters in This Medieval Map of the World?
clocks
Who Has the Time to Use All 24 Clock Emojis?
statues
FOUND: The Stolen Statue of a Berkeley Crew Coach, Now Decapitated
art
What Happened to the Bottom Third of a Famous Tintoretto Artwork?
mystery
North Carolina’s 1932 Series of Spontaneous Combustions is Still Unsolved
murder
How a Homeless Woman Rescued a Brazilian Murder Castle
Permanently Closed
Seattle, Washington
Mystery Soda Machine
An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.
Șinca, Romania
The Sinca Veche Temple Cave
No one knows who built this strange cave of worship or exactly why.
Gardner, Massachusetts
Grave of The Kneeland Maids
This donated headstone marks the grave of a pair of elderly women who were mysteriously murdered.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Escape My Room
Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The Little Woodcutter
This unattributed sculpture in Amsterdam is hiding in plain sight.
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