We just can’t help ourselves, can we?
Because when it comes to the many mysteries of human civilization, of all the hidden messages
and strange creations that have populated the hallowed halls of our history--once you
start picking at one unsolvable enigma, more and more of them manage to find their way
to you, pulling at a thread on the tapestry of humanity, that twists and turns into many
more.
The Mystery of History is eternal, and whilst some of these particular tales are taller
than others, many that have been all put debunked by the greatest of skeptics--you have to admit,
they’re interesting nonetheless.
Let’s take a look again, shall we?
Hello horror fans, what’s going on, and once again welcome back to the scariest channel
on YouTube--Top 5 Scary Videos.
As per usual, I’ll be your horror host Jack Finch--as today, we curiously take a look
at the Top 5 Mysterious Unsolved Events In History - Part 2.
Roll the clip.
For the curious amongst you, of course--that clip was from 2006’s The Da Vinci Code,
based upon the book of the same name by Dan Brown--that of course, is *the* definitive
melting pot of so many conspiracy theories and alternate interpretations of history,
that it was merely a matter of time before we chose a clip to set the scene for this
particular Top 5 Scary Video.
Also, Sir Ian McKellen everyone.
Any cinematic clip with him in it--is already a pretty strong start, right?
Kicking off at Number 5 - Coral Castle
And--no.
That is not my imitation of Rick Grimes trying to call his son a fortified structure--sorry,
that was a terrible joke--but the actual mystery of Coral Castle is equal parts true engineering
enigma, and equal parts perhaps the most American Thing That You’ve Ever Heard Of.
Along the highways and byways of rural America, there are countless tourist attractions that
litter the way--but one of them in particular, may actually have a much more intriguing mystery
than the rest.
Just before 1920, a Latvinian man named Edward Leedskalnin was jilted by his young bride
just a day before their wedding, and so, dejected and depressed--Edward left his home country
to head to America.
Here, after becoming a recluse, and discovering a strange affinity to magnetism--Edward spent
the next 28 years constructing a bizarre, Megalithic Castle from oolite--a limestone
sediment similar to coral.
Now, although the vast majority of this structure now is ruinous--which operates as a popular
tourist attraction on the roadside, the actual structural properties of Coral Castle have
baffled people for decades.
Given the fact that Leedskalnin worked completely alone, shifting over a thousand tons of oolite
rock into place with no conventional machinery, and no other means of hauling such a large
amount of minerals and materials.
As the legend goes, at one point--a few local teenagers claimed to have stumbled upon Leedskalnin
working on the structure late at night, reporting that he had caused the blocks of coral to
move like hydrogen balloons, floating perfectly into place without the aid of any tools.
Strangely enough, this lead to wild rumours that Leedskalnin was using telekinesis to
build the Coral Castle--a claim which he refuted.
In fact, the only tool that Leedskalnin ever spoke of using, was a machine that he referred
to as a perpetual motion holder.
Before his death, whenever he was asked how he constructed the place--he simply stated
that he understood the laws of weight and leverage well, and on several occasions--he
stated publicly that he had discovered the secrets of the Pyramids, and that once you
know how to do it--it’s easy.
I mean, this one is a little tongue in cheek--but what do you guys think?
Another Eccentric Recluse with too much time on his hands?
Or a structural genius that had insight into a long forgotten knowledge?
Coming in at Number 4 - Kaspar Hauser
And who the hell, was Kaspar Hauser?
A mystery that has completely perplexed historians for nearly two centuries, leading to an insane
web of speculation, an entire network of conspiracy that extends its tendrils all the way to the
royalty of Napoleon.
On the 26th May, 1828--a teenage boy appeared on the streets of Nuremberg, Germany.
His name was Kaspar, a boy of sixteen.
He was filthy, could speak only a few words--and had a letter with him addressed to a captain
of the Bavarian Cavalry.
He kept repeating the phrase--I want to be a cavalryman, as my father was--in old Bavarian,
but the city guard dismissed his ramblings, and imprisoned him as a vagabond in Nuremberg
Castle.
His strange origin drew the attention of the city’s Mayor, who claimed that despite his
stunted appearance--the boy had an excellent memory and was quick to learn.
Eventually, after befriending the mayor--Kaspar spoke of what he could remember of his life
before, and explained in great detail at living totally alone in a darkened cell, two metres
long, one metre wide.
Each morning, Kaspar would wake to find rye bread and water next to his bed.
Periodically, he said the water would taste bitter--and after drinking it, he would sleep
more heavily than usual, where he’d wake up to find his hair and nails had been cut.
Kaspar claimed that the first human he had contact with, was a mysterious man dressed
in a dark hood--his face completely covered.
He taught him to write his name, and taught him the same phrase he would repeat when he
was found.
Eventually, this story led the European Aristocracy to believe that Kaspar was an Exiled Prince,
held captive for his entire life to prevent a line of succession.
As the years passed, Kaspar would live and learn in many of the Bavarian Noble Houses--where
allegedly, there were many attempts on his life, by the same hooded men that he had described
in the darkened cell.
They got him in the end though, and on the 14th December 1833, he was mysteriously stabbed
and died three days later.
On his grave, in Latin, read the words--Here lies a mysterious one, who was killed in a
mysterious manner.
Next up at Number 3 - The Mystery of Oak Island
And whilst many of you will know this particular entry, there’s no denying the fact that
the eternal mystery that is Oak Island--is worth mentioning every single damn time, and
it’s inception is an event that has long evaded the unscrupulous eye of history.
You know the story, right?
In Nova Scotia, just off the coast of Eastern Canada, lies a small island that has allegedly
been the site of our civilizations greatest of treasures, although no one has ever been
able to locate the exact point of where that treasure lies--causing countless individuals
to fall into a wild obsession with unearthing its eternal mystery.
In fact, the cause of Oak Island’s mystery, is down to the fact people *have* found treasure
there, many of which have been carbon dated to several hundred years old--and the story
of the Money Pit--a mysterious shaft that has been excavated countless times throughout
history, which actually exists--with actual structural records, has forced dozens of businesses
to go bankrupt trying to solve its enigma.
So, here we are--with our mystery.
Who the hell built this place?
Now, there are hundreds of theories as to who would have constructed such an intricate
place to conceal their treasures, the most popular being Captain William Kidd--the pirate
that sailed to North America in the late 1600s, burying his plunder there so no one else could
find it.
Another theory states that the pit was constructed to house none other than Marie Antoinette’s
jewels--who, after the Parisian Uprising at the Palace of Versailles, gave her treasures
to her lady in waiting, who then fled France and ended up in Nova Scotia, where using her
royal connections--contracted the French Navy to construct the Oak Island pit--making sure
that the incredibly rare jewels of her Queen would never be discovered.
And strangely enough… there has actually been credible evidence for this theory--recently,
in 2017--when a 500-year old brooch was discovered containing a huge garnet similar to that of
which Marie Antoinette was reported to often wear.
I mean, we could talk about all of these theories for an entire video--but as so far as Unsolved
Events in History--this one remains to be exactly that.
Swinging in at Number 2 - The Yonaguni Monument
Okay.
And where do we begin with this one?
Because if you’ve seen any of our Ancient Mysteries series--then this one definitely
deserves it’s place amongst their ilk--but the event that we’re possibly alluding to
in the case of the Yonaguni Monument, may be a geological enigma that predates known
civilization itself--involving an entire continent submerging deep beneath the ocean.
Yeah… and whilst that may sound like a massive leap, let’s just take a look at the strange
properties of the Yonaguni Monument before we jump to any kind of conclusion.
Off the coast of Japan, submerged beneath the southernmost Ryukyu Islands--lie a formation
of potentially man-made monoliths, and has led to decades of debate as to the true nature
of this strange geological formation.
The monument itself consists of very fine sandstone and mudstone--which it’s main
feature being a rectangular formation measuring about 90 ft tall, and consisting of several
other strange formations that seemingly don’t make sense to have been formed naturally.
Now, despite this massive debate between the Yonaguni Monument being natural or man-made,
perhaps the most mind-blowing theory, comes from the renowned geologist Robert Schoch
of Boston University--who states that the Yonaguni Monument is indeed most likely a
natural formation, possibly used and modified by humans in the past, before seemingly sliding
away to the murky depths of the ocean during a geological event that occurred in ancient
history.
On the flip side, the geologist that discovered the monument, Masaaki Kimura--claimed that
the structure was undoubtedly artificial--created by an ancient civilization at least 10 thousand
years ago, accurately carved and created--before sliding into the ocean following unknown tectonic
activity.
Kimura also goes on to stay that not only that--but he can also identify a nearby pyramid,
castles--roads, other monuments--and an entire stadium at the bottom of the ocean.
Uhh.
Yeah.
This one is quite something.
What do you guys think?
And finally--coming in at our Number 1 spot--The Creation of Baalbek
Because holy moly, if this isn’t one of the most mysterious unsolved events in history--I’m
not entirely sure what is.
Who the hell, built Baalbek, in Lebanon--the most mysterious ruins of the entire Roman
Empire--a monumental, supposedly two-thousand-year-old temple to the god Jupiter--that sits atop
three separate, thousand-ton stone blocks.
To put it into perspective, the monoliths at Stone Henge weigh about 1 fortiteth of
that.
Yeah.
You heard that correctly.
Thousand ton stone blocks.
And despite being the diligent record keepers that they were, there is no record of who
ordered this temple to be built--how these monolithic stones were cut--why they were
cut--or how they even came to be, and how the temple itself came to be abandoned, because
for the most part--whoever built Baalbek just up and left.
Now, there are many mythological and cultural legends as to the origins of Baalbek.
Some say that Cain built it to hide away from the wrath of God, others say that giants built
it, at the command of Nimrod, which would eventually become the tower of Babel.
In fact, in the Epic of Gilgamesh, some claim that the intergalactic landing pad alluded
to in its tale, was in itself Baalbek, a site constructed purely for the reception of ancient
astronauts.
In fact though, the actual mysteries of Baalbek reside more within its geographical location.
What was the point in cutting such enormous rocks, out in the middle of nowhere?
Why was this Temple even built where it was, and why would the Roman’s go to such great
lengths to create a structure that wasn’t efficient in location--instead of next to
a major city, or a port.
The Roman’s weren’t exactly known for doing things without efficiency and purpose,
that’s what made them so successful after all.
In fact--Baalbek seems so out of character to have been built by the Romans, that many
scholars completely eschew any historical engineering correlation with them--and simply
state that the Roman’s never built Baalbek--but discovered it, and then added their iconic
pillars to Jupiter and repurposed the ruins as their own kind of temple.
Yeah, I’m stumped guys.
The Construction of Baalbek--who made it, when they did, how they did it, and why they
did it, remains to be one of the most mysterious events in history.
Well, there we have it horror fans--our list for the Top 5 Mysterious Unsolved Events In
History -- Part 2.
What did you guys think?
Do you agree?
Disagree?
Have any more to add?
Let us know your thoughts down in the comment section below.
Before we depart from today’s video though, let’s first take a quick look at some of
your more resounding remarks from over the past few days.
Mikey LaFave says---
Jack, if you could only watch one movie for the rest of your life, what would it be?
-- …… Mikey… why would you do this to me?
Why?
Donnie Darko.
Cos then I guess I’d technically be caught in an eternal loop of the space time continuum,
and who knows what could happen after that?
Yeah.. this is a tough one.
Also, I would never get driven insane by it’s soundtrack, because the soundtrack to Donnie
Darko is perfect.
Alright guys, on that existential note--that’s unfortunately all we’ve got time for today.
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