Most of us are fond of reading the newspaper, right? Take any newspaper from the past, you will definitely come across a piece of news, covering the unfolding of a mystery, or news of getting something new; a discovery. Scientists and researchers are on the verge to discover something new almost every day, also there are certain things that are puzzling the scientist, there are things where science somehow fails to reach. Does Earth have a specific shape that is called "Geoid"? The geoid is similar to a round shape. Despite the fact that the Earth is round, sarcastically there are corners on the Earth, that refuse to give up their secrets, some areas are said to be affected by magic and some are often linked with mythical creatures, but nobody knew what is true. Everyone loves a good mystery, isn't it?, so let's have a look at some of the greatest mysteries on Earth. Here are the Top 10 Mysterious Places in the world you never heard of before.
1. Overtoun Bridge: The Dog's Suicide Point
Are you a dog lover? If yes, then the story related to this bridge might result in giving you a mini heart attack. Overtoun Bridge in Scotland has reported hundreds of unexplained dog deaths, either by falling or jumping from the bridge. The natives and localities blame the paranormal things behind these deaths. Some people even say that, those dogs who did not die while jumping from the bridge and just faced some major injuries returned and gave a second suicide attempt.
Simply unbelievable and horrifying!!
Another theory from the researcher's end says that there is some sweet odor coming from the wild forests, that acts as a trigger for the dogs, and in order to reach this smell they jump from the bridge. Even after lots of theories written on the paper, this place still remains an undefined mystery.
2. Cano Crystals: The River Rainbow
Since our childhood, we were told that water is colorless, but what if I say that there is a river having five distinct colors? Sounds interesting, right?
Crystal Channel or Cano Cristales, a river in Columbia is called "Liquid Rainbow" or The River of five colors for its mysterious colors of water. The river throughout the year looks normal like other rivers, but for a short interval of time, it changes its color making itself a biological wonder. The red color dominates here.
Scientifically, the color of water appears red because of a plant called "macarenia clavigera" the other four colors appear because of a distinct concentration of sand and other flora with this plant.
3. Longyearbyen: Sunnyside of The Earth
Have you ever heard about a place where the sun never sets? Well, if not then you are now going to witness the place where this magical phenomenon takes place.
Longyearbyen in Svalbard, Norway, is the place where the sun does not set for four months. Similar to this Artic circle is also a place where the sun does not set for several weeks. This is because of the tilted axis of the earth relative to the sun. Now you might have an answer to the question, "Why Norway is called the Land of Midnight Sun?"
4. Dancing Forests
Dancing forests also known as Drunken forest is named so, because of the different variations in the trees found in these forests.
Situated in the western region of Russia, the forest of Pine trees shows this dancing nature. The reason for this is not precisely explained by science, researchers say that this might be because of improper growth of the trees, some say that the continuous blowing of wind in a single direction might have caused these irregularities. but these all explanations are not yet confirmed making it an unsolved mystery.
5. Zone of Silence
Imagine you are on a journey and in between the route, all your electronic devices stop working, no radio, no phone absolutely nothing. What would be your reaction to this?
Well, this happens in reality too, the place known as the Zone of Silence in Mexico, is such an unwanted wonder. The television and radio signals get vanished in this area, but how? nobody knows. The compass does not work here, why? Nobody knows. The most strange fact about this place is that it attracts meteorites from space. Theories suggest that this place lies in the same latitude as the Bermuda Triangle, and hence show resemblance with the Triangle. Scientists believe that the unusual phenomenon of the Zone of Silence is because of the high amount of magnetite found here.
6. Dead Sea: The Floating Wonder
What is the worst part of getting too close to a sea, or any other water body? The fear of getting drown right? But there is a sea in the world in which you can float, Yes you can float! Surprising isn't it?
You can float in the Dead Sea because of the high buoyancy of this sea which is caused due to the higher concentration of salt present in the sea. The concentration of salt reaches up to 34% the body becomes less dense than the water here, resulting in the floating of the body. Because of the higher salt concentration, marine life is also not possible in this place, that is why the name "Dead" given to the sea is most appropriate.
7. Marfa Lights
Marfa lights also known as the Ghost lights, these lights do not have a fixed time to occur, these light can be observed anytime at any place in Texas, in addition, they float, merge into one, breaks into two, changes colors, flickers, twinkles. These lights are termed as alien activity by the native people of Texas, while some call it Ghost spirits.
Scientists define it as a special type of atmospheric refraction, occurring due to various layers in the atmosphere.
8. Blood Falls
Blood falls!!
Need not to worry about its name, the name given to this as "Blood falls" is because of the angry red color that appears in this fall, luckily it is not blood. Earlier it was believed that the red color is due to the presence of red algae, years later this mystery was solved when researchers put the theory, that the iron present in hight amount when reacts with moisture turns red, resulting in the blood like the color of the water coming out. This remained a mystery for years, but now it is solved.
9. Nazca Lines
Nazca lines, Peru, leaves a question mark to anyone who sees it. Nazca Lines are the collection of giant geoglyphs(designs on the ground) created around 500 BC. The strange thing about these lines is that they can only be seen from the air, not from the ground. And here a question arises, how the ancient human was able to create these lines without having aerial technology, and with such accuracy?
There are more than 800 lines, and more than 300 geometrical figures such as triangles, spirals, rectangles, and pictorial representations of animals that can be seen in form of these lines. Many of them are as long as 48 kilometers. Some people even believe that alien's activities are involved in making these lines, but nobody knows the actual truth behind it.
10. Eternal Flame Falls.
Flame and water, never a good match. but in the case of a waterfall in New York, these two enemies of each other work together with brilliance.
The Eternal Flame Falls of New York has received fame because of the coordination between water and flame that is seen here. It is scientifically proven that natural gas produced at the base of the waterfall act as fuel to the flame. It is a wonder to behold visually as well as scientifically.
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