A phantom island is a place that was once thought to be an island and was shown on maps, but later discovered to not exist. These islands often came from the reports of sailors who explored new areas, and were usually caused by mistakes in navigation, incorrect observations, unconfirmed stories, or made-up information. Some phantom islands stayed on maps for many years before being proven not to exist.
“History’s Greatest Mysteries” is an American documentary television series hosted and spoken by Laurence Fishburne. Each episode is one hour long and talks about a person, place, or topic in history that is not fully understood and has many questions. The series tries to explain what is known and questions some ideas.
The Ameen family consists of eight people from a British Pakistani family who moved from the United Kingdom to Turkey in 2015. They are believed to have traveled to Syria, a region affected by war. At that time, Turkey was a common place for people to pass through when traveling to Syria, where the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) had established a caliphate in June 2014.
“I Feel Fantastic” is a surreal music video and online video created by John Bergeron in 2004. It includes a humanoid robot named Tara the Android, which Bergeron described as an effort to make “the world’s first pop star robot.” Bergeron made a five-part video series to introduce the robot. These videos were shared on his website and also sold as a DVD called “Android Music Videos Volume 1.” One of the videos, titled “Please,” was uploaded to YouTube in 2009 by a user named Creepyblog.
Grave robbery, tomb robbing, or tomb raiding is the act of opening a grave, tomb, or crypt to steal items. This activity is also called looting. It is usually done to take valuable artifacts or personal belongings.
GhostNet (simplified Chinese: 幽灵网; traditional Chinese: 幽靈網; pinyin: YōuLíngWǎng) is the name used by researchers at the Information Warfare Monitor for a large cyber spying operation found in March 2009. This operation is likely linked to a group that secretly spies on others for a long time without being discovered. The main control system for this operation is located mainly in the People’s Republic of China.
Vladimir Reshetnikov, born in 1979, is a software developer and mathematician from Uzbekistan and the United States. He became known for answering difficult mathematical questions about integration with high accuracy, without showing any steps, under the secret name Cleo. People online discussed whether Cleo was one person or a group working together.
Celebrity Number Six (sometimes shortened to C6) is the name given to a face on a fabric print that was not recognized for many years. In 2020, a Reddit user named TontsaH posted a request on the subreddit r/TipOfMyTongue for help identifying eight faces on a set of curtains. Seven of the faces were quickly recognized as famous actors and models from the mid-2000s, but the sixth face, as numbered by TontsaH, remained unknown.
Ley lines are straight lines that connect historic buildings, ancient sites, and famous landmarks. The idea began in early 20th-century Europe. People who believe in ley lines say ancient societies intentionally built structures along these lines.
The Paleohispanic scripts are ancient writing systems developed in the Iberian Peninsula before the Latin alphabet became widely used. Most of these scripts came from the Phoenician alphabet, except for the Greco-Iberian alphabet, which was directly based on the Greek alphabet. Some scholars think the Greek alphabet might have also influenced the creation of other Paleohispanic scripts.