Unexplained Mysteries
Life can take unexpected turns. Some are easily defined. Others… require further investigation. Every Tuesday, collect the pieces of a seemingly unsolvable puzzle — events in history which have eluded so many for so long, but deserve a deeper look. Unexplained Mysteries is a Spotify Original.
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Curse of the Pharaohs - King Tut’s Tomb
When Howard Carter and his team of archaeologists first stepped into the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922, they broke new ground in our understanding of ancient Egypt.
43 min
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Shepherd's Monument Pt. 2 - Codebreakers
The search for the meaning behind the secret code on the Shepherd's Monument continues across multiple time periods and multiple locations.
39 min
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Shepherd's Monument - The Shugborough Inscription
In 2004 in northern England, a husband and wife team of former Nazi codebreakers believed they'd cracked a centuries-old mystery.
37 min
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The Tunguska Event Pt. 2 - Mission from Mars
After the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, some scientists began to wonder if the mysterious Tunguska Event was actually the result of a nuclear explosion.
48 min
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The Tunguska Event - The Southern Swamp
On June 30th, 1908, a massive explosion in remote Siberia flattened over 2,000 square kilometers of forest.
44 min
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The Zodiac Pt. 2 - Hide and Seek
Following the string of brutal murders throughout the 1960s, the masked man known as the Zodiac Killer continued to write letters to the press and police, while capturing the imaginations of terrified onlookers across the country.
38 min
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The Zodiac - Summer of Slaughter
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38 min
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The Yeren Pt. 2 - Wild Man
Since it was first allegedly spotted in 1976 outside the Shennongjia forest in China, the Yeren has captivated hundreds of scientists and amateur monster hunters across the world.
34 min
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The Yeren - China’s Bigfoot
There is an ancient legend of a massive, hairy beast that lives in seclusion in the forests of China.
32 min
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The Shroud of Turin Pt. 2 - Blood and Pollen
The Catholic church spent centuries encouraging the faithful to pray to the Shroud of Turin, even as they refused to issue an official edict on whether they believe the Shroud of genuine.
53 min
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The Shroud of Turin - Holy Image
Today, a chapel in Turin, Italy, bears an ancient burial shroud that bears the faint image of a man.
50 min
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The Zone of Silence Pt. 2 - Do You Hear Something?
Mexico's Zone of Silence has been a spot of mystery for decades.
44 min
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The Zone of Silence - Silencio
There is a patch of desert in northern Mexico where no radios work.
36 min
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The Man in the Iron Mask Pt. 2 - The Scapegoat
In 1703 a prisoner died in captivity in the famed Parisian prison, The Bastille.
40 min
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The Man in the Iron Mask - Infamous Prisoner
At the end of the 17th century, Parisians witnessed a strange man being escorted into the fortress prison known as the Bastille.
46 min
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Kensington Runestone Pt. 2 - Hoax?
In 1898 a Swedish immigrant farmer uncovered a rune-covered stone buried in Minnesota.
42 min
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Kensington Runestone - Vikings in Minnesota
At the turn of the 19th century, a Swedish American immigrant uncovered a strange stone slab on his land.
43 min
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Uncovering Atlantis Pt. 2 - Undiscovered
Over 10,000 years ago, the city of Atlantis was believed to exist as a pinnacle of human achievement before it was suddenly, mysteriously wiped from the face of the earth.
49 min
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Uncovering Atlantis - A Mythical Empire
Known as the first Empire, this great city ran afoul of the gods and was destroyed over 10,000 years ago.
42 min
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Ettore Majorana Pt. 2 - Argentinian Exile
Italian Physicist Ettore Majorana vanished without a trace in 1938.
41 min
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Ettore Majorana - Lost Genius
In 1938, Italian Physicist Ettore Majorana boarded a boat from Palermo to Naples, Italy.
36 min
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The Curse of the Hope Diamond Pt. 2
The infamous Hope Diamond was donated to the Smithsonian museum in 1958, which seemingly ended a nearly 300-year legacy of ruin, tragedy, and death.
34 min
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The Curse of the Hope Diamond
In 1668, merchant explorer. Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, returned to France with a haul of diamonds, including a massive, magnificent Blue Gem.
38 min
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Jack the Ripper Pt. 2 - A Coverup Afoot
In 1888, five women were brutally murdered in London's Whitechapel district.
42 min
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Jack the Ripper - Infamous and Unknown
In 1888, the destitute area of Whitechapel in London, was terrorized by a series of brutal murders.
41 min