Bizarre Mysteries That Remain Unsolved to This Day

Disembodied Feet

On August 20, 2007, a disembodied human foot—still inside an Adidas sneaker—washed up on a beach near Vancouver. A week later, another foot washed ashore, this time clad in a white Reebok. In the years since, a total of thirteen feet, most in sneakers, have appeared on the beaches of British Columbia.

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The More You Know

  • The glow around the moon is called a "broch."
  • The Canary Islands are named after dogs, not birds.
  • Fear of the number 13 is called triskaidekaphobia.
  • In 1567, the man said to have the longest beard in the world died after he tripped over his beard running away from a fire.
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