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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Göbekli Tepe
Is an ancient ruin in Turkey the true location of the Garden of Eden? Göbekli Tepe shattered archaeologists’ beliefs about the origins of civilization, and researchers believe it’s the oldest monument on Earth.
37 min
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40 Years Later: Natalie Wood’s Death Pt. 2
Decades pass before Natalie’s case is reopened to investigate the possibility of foul play.
31 min
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40 Years Later: Natalie Wood’s Death Pt. 1
On Thanksgiving weekend in 1981, Hollywood actress Natalie Wood died off the coast of California's Catalina Island at the age of 43. Although her death was ruled an accidental drowning, key questions still remain about what really happened on the final night of her life.
33 min
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Ghost Ships Pt. 2
The Arctic Circle has some of the most treacherous waters in the world, and countless ships have gone missing on these seas.
36 min
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Ghost Ships Pt. 1
All over the world, there are legends of ghost ships roving the seas, crewless and doomed. Today, we melt the ice off the story of the Baychimo: the ghost ship of the Arctic.
35 min
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Mothman Pt. 2
For skeptics and believers alike, the Mothman is a phenomenon that’s not going away. Today we explore the most compelling theories surrounding the famous cryptid.
31 min
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Mothman Pt. 1
Angel of death? Harbinger of doom? In the late 1960s, countless people in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, saw a strange creature on the outskirts of town. Soon afterward, witnesses had prophetic dreams of a deadly disaster.
31 min
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Internet Mysteries: The Markovian Parallax Deni...
In 1996, somebody logged onto an online forum and started posting long, nonsensical messages with the same subject line: Markovian Parallax Denigrate. Was it spam? A hoax? Or were these coded posts the work of a double agent?
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Internet Mysteries: Cicada 3301
In 2012, a secret organization began recruiting codebreakers by posting a series of ciphers online. Whoever could solve them the fastest was in.
42 min
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Life After Death Pt. 4: Exorcisms
Occasionally, a presence comes along that is so wicked, it can infest entire groups of people — even nuns. But getting rid of demonic power will take more than a sprinkling of holy water.
40 min
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Life After Death Pt. 3: Haunted Places
How does a house become haunted? It could be because a gruesome murder occurred there. Maybe it sits on an ancient burial ground.
34 min
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Life After Death Pt. 2: Proof of Ghosts
Photographs and ouija boards. Tape recorders and EMF detectors. Ghost hunters have long tried using technology to prove the existence of spirits. With new instruments on the horizon, will spiritualists finally be able to show proof of the supernatural?
35 min
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Life After Death Pt. 1: Out of Body Experiences
From shamans to mystics to medical marvels, people have been experiencing out of body experiences for centuries. Some think they can give us a glimpse into the afterlife, while military experiments suggest they can give us healing powers and time-travel capabilities.
35 min
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Miniature Coffins of Arthur's Seat Pt. 2
Since 1836, people have speculated on the origins of the 17 miniature coffins found at Arthur’s Seat. Experts have theorized they could be linked to witches, sailors lost at sea, or even two serial killers with a guilty conscience.
35 min
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Miniature Coffins of Arthur's Seat Pt. 1
In 1836, five boys discovered 17 tiny coffins in a cave outside of Edinburgh, Scotland. Nobody knew how they got there or what they represented until almost 200 years later.
31 min
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The Jersey Devil Pt. 2
Tracing the origins of the Jersey Devil takes us from prehistoric caves, to a feud between a cursed family and a Founding Father, to late 19th-century monster madness.
34 min
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The Jersey Devil Pt. 1
How many states have an official state demon? The Jersey Devil is firmly entrenched in New Jersey lore, with sightings dating back centuries.
33 min
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Aliens at O’Hare
In 2006, multiple airline professionals — including pilots, ramp workers, and mechanics — claimed to have seen a UFO hovering over Gate C17 at Chicago's O'Hare Airport.
29 min
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The Gorman-UFO Fighter Flight
In 1948, a U.S. National Guard pilot engaged in a 27-minute dogfight with a suspicious aircraft. It could've been an optical illusion, a Soviet weapon, or even an alien spaceship.
32 min
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Mariana Trench Pt. 2
The deep ocean is home to some of the strangest life forms that scientists have ever discovered. But from living fossils to mythical monsters, what else might be lurking in the Mariana Trench?
31 min
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Mariana Trench Pt. 1
Nearly 7 miles underwater, the Mariana Trench is the deepest point in all of Earth's oceans. Today, we'll meet some of the bizarre creatures who thrive in its freezing, pitch-black depths.
32 min
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Cattle Mutilation Pt. 2
After the spate of mysterious cattle mutilations in the 1970s, ranchers believed the government was responsible for the attacks and the subsequent cover-up. Others blamed satanic cults or extraterrestrial activity.
35 min
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Cattle Mutilation Pt. 1
Throughout the 1970s and beyond, thousands of cows were found slaughtered in fields across the U.S. Their mutilations were precise, almost surgical, and many were accompanied by strange sightings in the days prior.
33 min
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STENDEC: The Mysterious Crash of the Star Dust
In 1947, a plane called the Star Dust went missing over the Andes mountain range in Argentina. The only clue to its disappearance was a mysterious phrase: STENDEC.
39 min
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Alchemy Pt. 2
As alchemists were persecuted over time, their teachings became the basis of myths and legends. But these stories had a darker purpose — to hide the secrets alchemists had discovered.
33 min