Bizarre Mysteries That Remain Unsolved to This Day

Some scholars believe that the hieroglyphs on the disc resemble Linear A and Linear B, scripts once used in ancient civilizations during the second millennium. Unfortunately, Linear A still has not been deciphered, making it impossible to read the Phaistos Disc.

Patomskiy Crater

This strange rock formation is located in Siberia. It was first discovered in 1949, and its origins have been the subject of scientific debate ever since. Hypotheses include meteorites or volcanic activity, but no evidence can definitively point toward a conclusion.

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