Anomalies
A few historically recorded anomalies to ponder
In 1908, a massive explosion occurred in Siberia. It flattened approximately 2,000 square kilometers of forest. It is often referred to as The Tunguska Event. No one has ever adequately explained the cause.
Meanwhile, in 1977, astronomers detected a narrowband radio signal from space lasting 72 seconds. The signal is known as the ‘Wow! signal’ and has also never been explained.
There are many other historically recorded mysteries. In Taos, New Mexico, residents report hearing a low-frequency hum that cannot be traced to any known source.
In 1872, the crew of the Mary Celeste was discovered missing in the Atlantic Ocean. The ship was adrift, all its cargo intact. There was no sign of struggle or foul play. But there was no sign of the crew. Their fate remains a mystery to this day.
Meanwhile, in Strasbourg, France, hundreds of people once danced uncontrollably in the streets for days or perhaps weeks. It is referred to as ‘The Dancing Plague of 1518’ and it left 100 people dead. Was it mass hysteria? Had they been drugged? There is no clear answer.
The Nazca Lines, in Peru, are vast geometric and figurative drawings etched into the desert floor. They are only visible from the air, and no one knows how they were created.
The Wowo River Circles of Gabon are mysterious circles known as ‘mima mounds’. They are perfectly round, evenly spaced mounds. There is no clear geological or ecological explanation.
The Voynich Manuscript seems to still be unexplained, although this may be debatable. Some claim it has. This 15th-century book, filled with strange symbols and illustrations, doesn’t seem to be written in a language anyone knows.
