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Mysteries & Unsolved Cases

A collection of 12 issues

An Unbreakable Code or an Antiques Dealer's Prank? The Enduring Mystery of the Rohonc Codex.

A 448-page manuscript written in an unknown alphabet has stumped experts for nearly 200 years. Scientific analysis proves its paper is from the 1530s, but scholars can't decide if it’s a priceless historical text or an incredibly elaborate hoax.

Mysteries & Unsolved Cases History Linguistics & Communication

The Constant of Chaos: Unraveling the Random Mystery of Pi

Pi is more than an infinite number; it's a perfect paradox. Its digits, while precisely defined, behave with a randomness so pure that any sequence you can imagine—from your phone number to a Shakespearean sonnet—is believed to exist within it, hiding in plain sight.

Science & Nature Mysteries & Unsolved Cases Inventions & Discoveries

The Unidentified Truth: The Pentagon's Mission to Solve Its UFO Problem

The Pentagon has a UFO office, but its real mission isn't chasing aliens. Established in 2022, the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) is a data-driven agency built to replace decades of secrecy with systematic analysis of national security threats.

Military Technology & Strategy Politics & Power Mysteries & Unsolved Cases

The Beautiful, Mundane Mystery of John Glenn's Space Fireflies

Aboard his historic 1962 flight, astronaut John Glenn reported a stunning swarm of 'fireflies' in the void of space, baffling Mission Control. The truth was not extraterrestrial but a simple lesson in orbital physics hiding in plain sight.

Space & Astronomy Mysteries & Unsolved Cases History

Before the Apocalypse: The Real Reason Darkness Consumed New England in 1780

On a spring morning in 1780, the sky over New England went black, convincing panicked citizens that Judgment Day had arrived. For two centuries the cause remained a mystery, until scientists found the culprit written in the rings of ancient trees.

History Mysteries & Unsolved Cases Science & Nature

The Devil in the Bread: Mass Hysteria in Pont-Saint-Esprit and the CIA's Shadow

In 1951, a French village descended into madness, officially blamed on 'cursed bread' tainted with a psychedelic fungus. Decades later, declassified documents suggest a more sinister cause: a secret CIA experiment testing LSD on an unsuspecting population.

Mysteries & Unsolved Cases History Politics & Power

The Perpetual Tempest: Decoding the Centuries-Old Mystery of Jupiter's Great Red Spot

Jupiter's Great Red Spot, a storm larger than Earth, has persisted for centuries because it exists on a gas giant without a solid surface to cause friction. It is fueled by the planet's powerful internal heat and rapid rotation, and sustains itself by absorbing smaller storms.

Space & Astronomy Science & Nature Mysteries & Unsolved Cases

The Eye of the Sahara: The Accidental Discovery of Earth's Mysterious Bullseye

So vast it was only discovered from space, the Richat Structure, or 'Eye of the Sahara,' is a 30-mile-wide geological marvel in Mauritania. Once thought to be an impact crater, it is actually a deeply eroded dome formed over 100 million years ago.

Geography & Places Science & Nature Mysteries & Unsolved Cases

Stargate's Red Secret: The Declassified Story of the CIA's Psychic Spies on Mars

For over two decades, the U.S. government secretly funded Project Stargate to weaponize "remote viewing" for intelligence. While results were mixed, declassified files revealed a bizarre 1984 session depicting pyramids and a dying race on Mars a million years ago.

History Mysteries & Unsolved Cases Military Technology & Strategy

The Battle With No Enemy: Britain's Secret WWI Submarine Catastrophe

In the dark waters off the Scottish coast on a single night in 1918, the Royal Navy experienced a self-inflicted catastrophe known as the 'Battle of May Island.' In a fleet exercise, a series of collisions sank two submarines and killed over 100 sailors.

History Military Technology & Strategy Mysteries & Unsolved Cases

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