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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Alchemy Pt. 1
What happened to the ancient alchemists and their writings? Over thousands of years, practitioners tried to turn metals into gold and obtain immortality. Instead, they developed a precursor to pharmacology and chemistry. But that may not be all…
33 min
177
The Great Attractor
In the 1970s, astronomers noticed something odd in the Milky Way. Somehow, the entire galaxy was moving in the wrong direction.
32 min
178
The London Hammer
In a small Texas town in 1936, two hikers discovered a perplexing artifact: a modern hammer encased in ancient rock. It was an archaeological mystery — and it might be proof that humans and dinosaurs once walked side-by-side.
35 min
179
Tesla’s Missing Papers Pt. 2
In 1943, the U.S. government seized eight trunks of Nikola Tesla's papers. Years later, they returned just six trunks to his family.
33 min
180
Tesla’s Missing Papers Pt. 1
Throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Nikola Tesla revolutionized electricity. He spent his days sketching countless incredible inventions, accumulating 8 trunks full of notebooks.
37 min
181
The Hopkinsville Goblins Pt. 2
After the Sutton family's incredible encounter with aliens, their story ignited a pattern of encounters across the American South during the 1950s. Was it an invasion — or a hoax?
33 min
182
The Hopkinsville Goblins Pt. 1
Near midnight on August 21st, 1955, the entire Sutton family burst into the police station in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. They claimed to have been in a shootout with extraterrestrial creatures.
31 min
183
Living Statues: The Sleeping Pandemic Pt. 2
After an experimental treatment helped sleeping sickness patients, doctors had new clues about the origin of the disease. But would they be able to stop a new outbreak?
34 min
184
Living Statues: The Sleeping Pandemic Pt. 1
As WWI raged across Europe, diseases spread along with it. One of them was a strange pandemic that turned victims into living statues — conscious, but unable to communicate.
32 min
185
Kryptos
In 1990, an enigmatic sculpture with four encoded messages written on its surface was revealed at the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia.
37 min
186
Coffin Births
For centuries, doctors, morticians, and bystanders have found newborn babies alive in coffins, funeral homes, and graves of their deceased mothers.
39 min
187
Mole People Pt. 2
A rumor about an underground society in New York City sent a journalist into the depths of subway tunnels to investigate. She discovered a culture that had existed for decades.
36 min
188
Mole People Pt. 1
From ancient caves to subterranean cities, humans have lived underground for centuries throughout history. Why? And what happens when people from above descend into the dark?
34 min
189
The Arctic’s Mysterious Ping
Around 2016, fishermen in a remote Inuit village in Canada began picking up a strange ping on their SONAR devices.
34 min
190
The Disappearance of Brandon Swanson
On the night of May 14th, 2008, Brandon Swanson crashed his car on a rural Minnesota road.
30 min
191
The Persian Mummy
In October 2000, the first and only Persian mummy in history was offered for sale. This unique discovery rocked the world of archeology — and raised immediate questions.
32 min
192
The Miracle of the Sun Pt. 2
The Miracle of Fatima astounded thousands of Portuguese Catholics in 1917.
37 min
193
The Miracle of the Sun Pt. 1
In 1917, at the height of WWI, thousands of faithful Catholics gathered in a Portuguese field to witness a miracle.
32 min
194
Crystal Skulls
According to prophecy, when thirteen ancient crystal skulls come together, they'll reveal humanity's destiny.
44 min
195
The Disappearance of Sneha Anne Philip
On September 10th, 2001, Dr. Sneha Philip was seen for the last time in her neighborhood near the World Trade Center.
38 min
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The Disappearance of Bison Dele
In 2002, former NBA star Bison Dele and his girlfriend Serena sailed into the waters near Tahiti and were never seen again.
37 min
197
Antikythera Mechanism
In 1900, a crew of divers came across an ancient shipwreck off the coast of the Greek island Antikythera.
37 min
198
North Korean Ghost Ships Pt. 2
Kidnappings, espionage, poaching operations — when it comes to the ghost ships, theories abound.
29 min
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North Korean Ghost Ships Pt. 1
For decades, wrecked ships have been washing ashore in Japan and Russia. Given the text on their sides, they seem to be from North Korea. But nobody knows what became of their crews, or why the frequency of these wrecks has increased since the 1990s.
31 min
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Ark of the Covenant Pt. 2
For thousands of years, biblical scholars and treasure seekers alike have looked for the missing Ark of the Covenant. Some believe it’s been lost to time.
36 min