The Mystery Behind Genghis Khan's Burial
Mongolian Emperor Genghis Khan died in 1227, and to this day, his tomb has never been found.
Read MoreMongolian Emperor Genghis Khan died in 1227, and to this day, his tomb has never been found.
Read MoreYou'd think that the inventor of Bitcoin would be well-known, but that person's identity remains a secret. This is the mystery behind Bitcoin explained.
Read MoreIt's a sad fact of life -- of history -- that not all crimes are solved, not all criminals are brought to justice, not all victims find some justice.
Read MoreJewel theft has been the starting point of novels, films, and TV shows. A real-life jewel heist in Ireland remains unsolved, and the jewels are still missing.
Read MoreIn 1709, people across Europe were faced with below-freezing temperatures that just didn't break. Here's why the deadly Great Frost of 1709 is still a mystery.
Read MoreThe locked room mystery has been a staple of crime fiction for decades. One true crime case in 1931 Liverpool mirrored fiction in a tragic fashion.
Read MoreKaspar Hauser was a young man who appeared in Bavaria and whose origins remain a mystery to this day.
Read MoreThe Alabama postal robbery of 1987 is still somewhat of a mystery. Two men robbed a post office, kidnapped the postal worker, and almost killed her.
Read MoreThe Roman dodecahedron dates back over 1,800 years, and remains a mystery even today. People are still speculating about what the object was used for.
Read MoreOn August 7, 1972, a 16-year-old teenager named Jeannette DePalma went missing. The mystery of her disappearance would turn gruesome just a few weeks later.
Read MoreOddly, John believed that his wife would give birth to twins. John was right and on October 4, 1958, the Pollocks welcomed twins, Gillian and Jennifer.
Read MoreMany people found it hard to believe -- still do. The thought that the president of the United States was behind a two-bit burglary. We know it as Watergate.
Read MoreJim Morrison of The Doors had a Mustang named "The Blue Lady," which disappeared without a trace. The mystery of what happened to the car remains even today.
Read MoreThe "Maine Penny" is an artifact discovered in 1957, and whose origins still remain a mystery. The penny may have been from either England or Scandinavia.
Read MoreThis mysterious ancient Roman jar has a more intriguing history than it may first appear. It was likely used in the worship of the god Mithras.
Read MoreIt's one of the biggest murder mysteries in British history: Did Richard III, in order to secure his reign, murder his nephews, ages 12 and 9?
Read MoreThe Lewis Chessmen are one of history's greatest mysteries. The chess set appeared on the Isle of Lewis in the 1800s, but no one knows how they got there.
Read MoreThe mythological Benben Stone originates in the Egyptian Book of the Dead, a cheat sheet of spells and rites for the dead to use to navigate the afterlife.
Read MoreAntoine de Saint-Exupéry was an author and aviator best known for his whimsical, world-famous children's book "The Little Prince," which still graces bedtimes.
Read MoreOn the morning of July 2, 1951, 67-year-old Mary Reeser was found burned to death in her Florida apartment. Was it spontaneous human combustion?
Read MoreThe recovery team encountered a disturbing scene: the boat floating at an angle, its windows broken, and bridge obliterated as though it had been struck.
Read MoreBetween manned flights, high-powered telescopes, and far-reaching space probes, we've learned a lot about our solar system, with one exception: Venus.
Read MoreThe McStay family disappeared in 2010, and their remains were found almost four years later. Here's the most likely explanation behind the mystery.
Read MoreSomewhere outside of Berkley, Massachusetts lies a 40-ton boulder that wouldn't seem remarkable at a glance but actually holds a centuries-old mystery.
Read MoreThe mystery behind disappearing and murdered Grateful Dead fans has been ongoing since at least 1985.
Read MoreShips sink, ships get lost, or break apart in storms. And in a few cases throughout history, the fate of the voyage has turned out to be an enduring mystery.
Read MoreIt seemed likely that in the spring of 1947, 22-year-old Christina Kettlewell — also sometimes called the "eight-day bride" — had everything to look forward to.
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