Humanity has done a lot — invented Wi-Fi, created cheese in a spray can, and made Britney Spears a global icon. But for every scientific breakthrough, there’s a giant cosmic “Uhhh... what?” lingering in our collective brain. From ancient codes that no one can crack to disappearances that would make even the most unbothered detective sweat, the world is full of mysteries that just won’t quit.
So light your This Candle Smells Like Malocchio Protection, grab your tinfoil hat (fashionable and functional), and let’s go full conspiracy mode with the 10 Biggest Unsolved Mysteries in History.
10. The Voynich Manuscript (aka The World’s Weirdest Diary)
📍 Origin: Unknown (but possibly 15th century Europe)
Imagine finding a book filled with illustrations of alien-looking plants, women bathing in green goo, and a language that makes Duolingo cry. That’s the Voynich Manuscript. No one knows who wrote it, what it says, or why it exists. Was it a medieval joke? An alchemist’s guide? A witchy cookbook?
➡️ Status: Still unreadable. Still iconic.
9. The Disappearance of the Sodder Children
📍 Fayetteville, West Virginia, 1945
On Christmas Eve, a fire destroyed the Sodder family home. Five of the children were never found — no remains, no traces, nothing. Even weirder? The family started getting weird phone calls, saw strangers watching them, and believed the kids may have been kidnapped.
➡️ Status: FBI, where you at?
8. The Wow! Signal
📍 Outer Space, 1977
A giant “HELLO?” from the cosmos. Astronomer Jerry Ehman recorded a 72-second radio burst from space that looked suspiciously non-random — and possibly extraterrestrial. He literally wrote “Wow!” next to it, because how else do you react when E.T. maybe phones home?
➡️ Status: Never repeated. Never explained. Still... wow.
7. The Lost Colony of Roanoke
📍 North Carolina, 1587
An entire colony vanished into thin air. Over 100 settlers gone, with no struggle, no remains, just the word “CROATOAN” carved into a tree. Early influencers? A cult? A group chat that ghosted the entire world?
➡️ Status: We’re all still side-eyeing that tree.
6. The Dyatlov Pass Incident
📍 Siberia, 1959
Nine seasoned hikers fled their tents in the middle of the night, barefoot in the snow, only to be found dead in bizarre conditions — crushed bones, missing tongues, radiation, the works. Naturally, theories range from avalanche to aliens to a Russian Yeti.
➡️ Status: Still giving horror movie energy.
5. The Taos Hum
📍 Taos, New Mexico, Present Day
People in this artsy desert town keep hearing a low-frequency humming noise that sounds like a truck idling... except there’s no truck. Scientists have studied it, locals swear it’s real, and honestly, it sounds like the Earth’s trying to tell us something and we just don’t speak “vibe.”
➡️ Status: Heard but not understood.
4. The Zodiac Killer’s True Identity
📍 California, 1960s-70s
A serial killer who taunted police and press with letters and cryptograms — some still uncracked decades later. Despite hundreds of suspects (and a lot of Reddit rabbit holes), the killer’s identity was never confirmed.
➡️ Status: Probably dead. But probably also reading this. 👀
3. The “Green Children” of Woolpit
📍 England, 12th century
Two kids with green skin appeared out of nowhere, speaking a language no one knew. They said they came from a place called “St. Martin’s Land” where the sun never shone. The boy died, the girl adapted to normal life. Normal. Right.
➡️ Status: Real-life fairy tale or interdimensional glitch? No one knows.
2. Stonehenge
📍 England, 3000 BC-ish
Sure, we’ve all seen the photos. Big rocks. Cool shadows. But HOW were they moved? WHY were they arranged like that? WAS it a giant calendar, an alien landing pad, or just ancient bros trying to win a bet?
➡️ Status: Unsolved, but a great backdrop for your solstice rituals.
1. The Identity of Jack the Ripper
📍 London, 1888
The O.G. of true crime. Jack the Ripper haunted the streets of Whitechapel, committing a string of gruesome murders — then vanished like a ghost. Letters from “Jack” taunted police, and every theory from royals to doctors to weird cousins has been floated.
➡️ Status: Still out there... or maybe just vibing in Victorian purgatory.
Final Thoughts (Because Of Course We Have Theories):
Some mysteries might never be solved — and maybe that’s the point. Maybe the universe is just one big cryptic message with no punchline. But until then, we’ll keep lighting our protection candles, bingeing documentaries, and refreshing Reddit conspiracy threads like the curious little goblins we are.
Have a favourite unsolved mystery that’s not on the list? Slide into our DMs or start a group séance. Either works. 👻
