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Some of the most unbelievable things in the world are discovered each
year, ranging greatly from minor to life-changing and from completely
accidental to intended. There are also many different areas in which
discoveries are made such as space exploration, archaeology, natural
science etc. Some of these discoveries have even helped us to reveal or
better understand some of the most unbelievable things in the world.
Want to know what some of these discoveries are? From Tsunamis on Mars
to the mysterious Shroud of Turin, if you want to learn more about some
unbelievable things that are true, check out these some Incredible
Discoveries You Won’t Believe Exist.
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Headless Vikings of Dorset
In June 2009, archeologists made a shocking discovery in the seaside
town of Weymouth in Dorset, England. While preparing for the Weymouth
Relief Road, they discovered a mass grave containing the remains of 54
skeletons and 51 skulls in a pile within a Roman quarry no longer in
use. Experts think the men may have been executed for some sort of
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Moa Birds
When the first moa bones were discovered in 1830’s, biologists were
reluctant to admit they might belong to birds. Now we know that the Moa
were gigantic flightless birds native to New Zealand. Their extinction
occurred around CE 1300 – CE 1440, mostly due to overhunting by Maori
tribes, who settled the island around 1280. |
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Baghdad Battery
If you’ve gone any time without electricity, you know that batteries are
really one of the most wonderful things in the world. The Baghdad
Battery shows that battery power was sought after even thousands of
years ago. The Battery is a set of 3 artifacts discovered in Khujut Rabu
outside Baghdad, Iraq. Thought to be 2,000 years old, the set has a
ceramic pot, a tube of one metal, and a rod of another. When filled with
vinegar or similar liquid, the pot produces about 1.1 volts. There is no
written record as to the exact function of the jar, but the best guess
is that it really was a type of battery. |
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Infrared Radiation
Infrared radiation was discovered by British astronomer William Herschel
in 1800 when he was studying the heating effect of different colors of
light. He was using a prism to produce a spectrum of colors and
thermometers to measure their heating effect. These days, infrared is
used in many areas including tracking, heating, meteorology, astronomy
etc. |
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Tsunamis on Mars
Scientists have recently released evidence that massive tsunamis may
have rocked the Martian landscape some 3.4 billion years ago. This
discovery blew the minds of many in the space community; the researchers
think that two meteor strikes caused huge tidal waves that could have
been up to 50 m (165 ft) high.
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Stone Spheres of Costa Rica
Located on the Diquis Delta and on Isla del Caño in Costa Rica, there is
a variety of over 300 man-made stone spheres, (known as petrospheres).
The spheres were discovered in the 1930’s as the site was being cleared
for banana plantations. The spheres were probably made by the ancestors
of native peoples who lived in the region at the time of the Spanish
conquest, but their exact age and purpose still aren’t known.
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King Tut's Tomb
King Tut’s nearly intact Tomb was discovered by Egyptologists Howard
Carter and Lord Carnarvon in 1922. King Tut was one of the most famous
Egyptian pharaohs; his death, at the age of just 18, is still one of the
greatest mysteries of ancient Egypt. The discovery of the tomb received
worldwide press coverage, and it also sparked a renewed public interest
in ancient Egypt.
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