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DB Cooper

The 1971 hijacking of a Northwest Orient flight by a man calling himself D.B. Cooper, who parachuted from the plane with $200,000 and was never found.

178 DOCUMENTS2 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Dyatlov Pass Incident

The 1959 mysterious deaths of nine Soviet hikers in the Ural Mountains, whose tent was found cut open from the inside and bodies showed unusual injuries.

134 DOCUMENTS2 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Tunguska Event

A massive explosion on June 30, 1908, near the Tunguska River in Siberia that flattened 2,000 square kilometers of forest, whose cause remains debated.

134 DOCUMENTS2 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Oak Island Mystery

Stories of buried treasure and mysterious artifacts on Oak Island, Nova Scotia, drawing treasure hunters for over 200 years.

89 DOCUMENTS2 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Roanoke Colony

The 1587 English settlement on Roanoke Island that vanished, leaving only the word 'CROATOAN' carved into a post.

78 DOCUMENTS2 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Voynich Manuscript

An illustrated codex from the early 15th century written in an unknown script and language that has defied all attempts at decipherment.

67 DOCUMENTS2 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Tamam Shud

A 1948 unidentified man found dead on Somerton Beach in Adelaide, Australia, with a cryptic 'Tamam Shud' note and an unlisted phone number.

56 DOCUMENTS2 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Mary Celeste

An 1872 merchant ship found abandoned and adrift in the Atlantic with no explanation for the crew's disappearance.

56 DOCUMENTS2 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Sodder Children

The 1945 disappearance of five of ten Sodder children in a house fire in West Virginia, with evidence suggesting they may have been abducted.

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Flannan Isles Mystery

The 1900 disappearance of three lighthouse keepers from the Flannan Isles in Scotland with no explanation.

34 DOCUMENTS2 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Dancing Plague

A 1518 phenomenon in Strasbourg where hundreds of people danced uncontrollably for days, with some dying from exhaustion.

23 DOCUMENTS1 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Green Children of Woolpit

A 12th-century account of two green-skinned children who appeared in Woolpit, England, speaking an unknown language and claiming to come from a land called St. Martin's Land.

18 DOCUMENTS2 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Lead Masks Case

A 1966 mystery in Brazil where two men were found dead wearing lead masks with no clear cause of death or explanation.

15 DOCUMENTS2 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026

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