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The 12th Doctor · 09-02-2010, 15:17

Easter Island is not a mystery.

The heads were erected by long-dead locals who were into ancestor worship. That's all.

solenoid · 09-02-2010, 15:24

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Originally Posted by Lizzy11268

Wow, thats weird!

It's a computer graphic overlay - is that really weird?

housebythesea · 09-02-2010, 16:15

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Originally Posted by richard cranium

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ne_carcass.jpg

Sea Monster or manky old whale carcass ?

A 3 ton pile of flesh washed up at St Augustine USA in the early 1900s and still keeping marine biologists guessing .

There's a resemblance to Robert Maxwell, but I think he was accounted for ............

Mallaha · 09-02-2010, 16:25

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Originally Posted by The 12th Doctor

Easter Island is not a mystery.

The heads were erected by long-dead locals who were into ancestor worship. That's all.

It's still very interesting, but, agreed, not really a mystery any more.

The Richey Edwards thing really captured my imagination as a teenage Manics fan. To begin with, I was fairly sure that he was dead, but now, having found out how easy it can be to disappear and change your identity, I'm not sure. He may well be alive and well living abroad somewhere, perhaps with a loving partner and children for all we know.

I used to think he'd thrown himself off the Severn Bridge, but I now know it has CCTV cameras all along it (both bridges did then) and he would have been spotted.

Loz_Fraggle · 10-02-2010, 00:07

I am also a Manics fan, and do find Richey's disappearance fascinating, but it also seems terribly sad as his sister has had to go view a large number of bodies apparently in case one of them is Richey.

One of my mysteries is Menwith Hill or rather what goes on there.

Talking of criminal mysteries, I read this on the BBC news website, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/m...er/8505435.stm

LadyCake · 10-02-2010, 00:50

I love unsolved mysteries so will have to read the whole thread! I was disappointed recently when I came across some weird fossils but read that they were fakes

Joni M · 10-02-2010, 01:55

Meag apologies but 606 posts!!! It's too much to read back.

Has anyone posted about the Bold Street in Liverpool 'time shift' anomalies yet?

I can't post any links but was wondering if anyone had any personal/direct accounts or experiences

lozza73 · 10-02-2010, 02:04

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Originally Posted by magnetictiger

I think about Hillsborough a lot, don't think that counts as a mystery, but I wonder about the specific chain if events.

I think about it alot too but more about the chain of events afterwards. I have vivid memories of watching it on the tv and many people were traumatised watching it. The men and boys who were crushed and survived were traumatised as were those who lost their relatives.

Isn't it strange thenm if memory serves me correctly, that the only people to have got compensation for their trauma (despite the claims from all the categories of people I mention above) were the police.

Very interesting, twisting and turning court case with a very baffling result.

magratx · 10-02-2010, 02:06

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Originally Posted by Joni M

Meag apologies but 606 posts!!! It's too much to read back.

Has anyone posted about the Bold Street in Liverpool 'time shift' anomalies yet?

I can't post any links but was wondering if anyone had any personal/direct accounts or experiences

This site tells about Bold Street

http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0...0061-13572570/

Joni M · 10-02-2010, 02:15

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Originally Posted by lozza73

I think about it alot too but more about the chain of events afterwards. I have vivid memories of watching it on the tv and many people were traumatised watching it. The men and boys who were crushed and survived were traumatised as were those who lost their relatives.

Isn't it strange thenm if memory serves me correctly, that the only people to have got compensation for their trauma (despite the claims from all the categories of people I mention above) were the police.

Very interesting, twisting and turning court case with a very baffling result.

I know soooo many people affected by that Lozza, it was unbearable at the time, and still resonates now.

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Originally Posted by magratx

This site tells about Bold Street

http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0...0061-13572570/

Oh Mag thanks loads, I can't open links on this comp, but I think it's one I've seen before. It fascinates me

Button62 · 10-02-2010, 02:22

Not sure if anyone has mentioned the fact that many people are convinced that Elvis faked his own death ?

Joni M · 10-02-2010, 02:29

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Originally Posted by Button62

Not sure if anyone has mentioned the fact that many people are convinced that Elvis faked his own death ?

There's a guy works down the chip shop swears his Elvis but he's a liar and I'm not sure about ....

solenoid · 10-02-2010, 02:35

The mystery of the lost bogeys.

robbert · 10-02-2010, 02:37

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Originally Posted by solenoid

The mystery of the lost bogeys.

They're down the side of the sofa, shhhh don't tell everyone

Joni M · 10-02-2010, 02:40

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Originally Posted by solenoid

The mystery of the lost bogeys.

That's why the seats in the House of Commons are green.

Worrywort · 10-02-2010, 02:41

The Voynich Manuscript. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voynich_manuscript

Joni M · 10-02-2010, 02:50

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Originally Posted by Worrywort

The Voynich Manuscript. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voynich_manuscript

For want of a better analogy, was that the Esperanto type text? Constructed language... can't rememebr much more about it.

feline666 · 10-02-2010, 09:59

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Originally Posted by Joni M

For want of a better analogy, was that the Esperanto type text? Constructed language... can't rememebr much more about it.

That's the one, it's been examined by lot's of code breakers and hasn't ever been translated.

BluseyLou · 10-02-2010, 10:02

Not sure if has been mentioned here already -Stone Henge who built it and what was it used for ?.

Hogzilla · 10-02-2010, 10:41

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Originally Posted by feline666

That's the one, it's been examined by lot's of code breakers and hasn't ever been translated.

The Cawood Sword is one of the best Viking swords ever found and has an untranslatable inscription on it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cawood_sword

tokenator · 10-02-2010, 11:21

For a quick overview use wiki, but for a more in depth look the crime libary is brilliant.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_Hagerman
http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/n...agerman/4.html
tml

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible_John
http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/s...e_john/14.html

http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/s...atz/index.html

scriffed · 10-02-2010, 13:45

remember seeing a programme with a really creepy reconstruction about this one
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Torso_Murderer

and always thought this one was an unknown mysterious murder until just rereading it on wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_Adams

and...breathe · 10-02-2010, 13:53

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Originally Posted by Dan Fortesque

Whether D B Cooper survived or not.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._B._Cooper

The Philadelpia Experiment

This one has always baffled me. So cool

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Originally Posted by magratx

This site tells about Bold Street

http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0...0061-13572570/

This is mad!

shoulderduff · 10-02-2010, 15:07

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Originally Posted by magratx

This site tells about Bold Street

http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0...0061-13572570/

As does

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A684821

and a few other tales

zx50 · 10-02-2010, 15:16

I haven't skimmed through them all, but 624 pages of mysteries that have happened in the world.

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09-02-2010, 15:17	#601
The 12th Doctor Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Northumberland Posts: 2,305	Easter Island is not a mystery. The heads were erected by long-dead locals who were into ancestor worship. That's all.

10-02-2010, 00:07	#605
Loz_Fraggle Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 4,306	I am also a Manics fan, and do find Richey's disappearance fascinating, but it also seems terribly sad as his sister has had to go view a large number of bodies apparently in case one of them is Richey. One of my mysteries is Menwith Hill or rather what goes on there. Talking of criminal mysteries, I read this on the BBC news website, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/m...er/8505435.stm

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LadyCake Guest Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 2,534	I love unsolved mysteries so will have to read the whole thread! I was disappointed recently when I came across some weird fossils but read that they were fakes

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Joni M Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The British Embassy in London. Services: ♥ ♪ Sense of Humour ♪ ♥ Posts: 51,037	Meag apologies but 606 posts!!! It's too much to read back. Has anyone posted about the Bold Street in Liverpool 'time shift' anomalies yet? I can't post any links but was wondering if anyone had any personal/direct accounts or experiences

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Button62 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 5,146	Not sure if anyone has mentioned the fact that many people are convinced that Elvis faked his own death ?

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Worrywort Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 132	The Voynich Manuscript. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voynich_manuscript

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tokenator Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 597	For a quick overview use wiki, but for a more in depth look the crime libary is brilliant. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_Hagerman http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/n...agerman/4.html tml http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible_John http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/s...e_john/14.html http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/s...atz/index.html

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scriffed Forum Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 298	remember seeing a programme with a really creepy reconstruction about this one http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Torso_Murderer and always thought this one was an unknown mysterious murder until just rereading it on wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_Adams

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