THE TOP 100 MYSTERIES

To start this section we've researched the most pervasive mysteries and listed them below based on the number of internet searches conducted in 2011 together with other factors such as their popularity in the media. It makes interesting reading. Here's the top 100. # WORLD MYSTERIES 1 UFO'S: Unidentified Flying Objects 2 Atlantis: A mysterious island of ancient wisdom now lost. 3 Aliens: Intelligent life from beyond the Earth. Real or not? 4 ESP: Extra Sensory Perception. The power of the mind. 5 The Illuminati: A secret organisation that allegedly rules the World. 6 Vampires: Undead humanoid creatures that drink blood. 7 The Rosetta Stone: The secret to forgotten languages. 8 Voodoo: Strange and disturbing magic from the Caribbean. 9 Deja vu: The feeling that you've done the same thing before. 10 Ghosts: Spirits of the dead that are still here to haunt us. 11 The Yeti: The original half-man half-ape from the Himalayas. 12 Nostradamus: Wisest of soothsayers and prophets or just a fake? 13 Area 51: America's best known secret air force base. 14 Bigfoot: The USA's version of the abominable snowman. 15 The Great Pyramids: The greatest monuments ever built - but how? 16 The Sphinx: Egypt's most famous ancient statue - but how old? 17 Men in Black: Secret US organisation to investigate aliens? 18 Doppelgangers: People identical to you - sometimes real ... maybe. 19 The Mayan 2012 Calendar An ancient stone that predicts the end of the world. 20 Machu Picchu: Inca palace hidden at the top of a mountain. 21 Stonehenge: Ancient and strangest of all megalithic stone circles. 22 Bermuda Triangle: Strange Caribbean location where things disappear. 23 Rasputin: Russian mystic who was almost impossible to kill. 24 The Chupacabra: Savage and mysterious beast from Puerto Rico 25 Crop Circles: Circles in the fields - evidence of aliens or hoax? 26 The Holy Grail: The missing cup of Christ and source of immortality. 27 The Succubus & Incubus: Lustful female and male demons after your body. 28 The Salem Witches: The most infamous witch trials in American history. 29 Werewolves: Half-man half-wolf, a fearsome occult beast. 30 Astral Projection: travel through time and space 31 The Loch Ness Monster: Scotland's famous serpentine (lake) loch monster. 32 Stigmata: Strange religious wounds that just appear. 33 Crystal Skulls: Carved from crystal - said to have strange powers. 34 Levitation: Mind power that can let you fly (or at least float). 35 The Mothman: Half-man-half-moth and an omen of disaster. 36 The Knights Templar: Priest, soldiers, bankers and a mysterious society. 37 Lost City of Petra: The abandoned ancient city of the Nabataeans. 38 Telekinesis: The ability to move objects using only your mind. 39 The Tunguska Event: A cataclysmic explosion over Russia - still a mystery. 40 Alien Abductions: Humans taken by aliens and used for experiments? 41 Telepathy: The ability to read minds and see beyond the usual. 42 The Turin Shroud: Possibly the death shroud of the Jesus Christ. 43 The Flying Dutchman: Most famous of all the ghost ships to haunt the seas. 44 The Man in the Iron Mask: Was this sad prisoner really the King of France? 45 The Ark of the Covenant: The great chest of the ten commandments - missing! 46 The Bible Code: A secret code hidden in the bible and rich in wisdom. 47 The Jersey Devil: Strange flying monster from New Jersey, America. 48 The Nazca Lines: Giant and ancient geoglyphs visible only from above. 49 The Montauk Project: Time travel, secret bio-weapons bases & monsters. 50 Missing Faberge Eggs: Priceless Russian treasures lost in history. 51 Flimmern Geists Flicker Spirits - Now you see them now you don't 52 King Arthur Greatest British king or just a myth 53 Easter Island Statues Giant statues - but why? 54 The Bermuda Triangle Where everything just vanishes 55 Bilderberg Group Secret power brokers or just a social club? 56 Kruger's Missing Gold The lost gold of President Paul Kruger 57 Ancient Electricity Evidence that the ancients had electricity 58 D B Cooper Jumped from a plane with stolen millions 59 Mars Face Is the face on Mars just an illusion or evidence of aliens 60 Amber room The missing Russian treasure room 61 Dowsing Can sticks really find underground water 62 Spontaneous Combustion Can humans really just burst into fire? 63 Mu / Lemuria Lost worlds 64 Mass Missing People Where do all the missing people go? 65 Zeitgeists Spirit guides 66 Roanoke Colony The disappearance of an entire pioneer colony 67 Ley Lines powerful lines of natural energy 68 Dover Demon Strange beast and herald of doom 69 Hindenberg Disaster What really happened to the Giant Airship 70 Hessdalin Lights Strange lights in the sky over Norway 71 Great Flood / Noah's Ark A huge flood that might have really happened 72 Taos Hum Strange humming in Taos New Mexico 73 The Oracle of Delphi  Prophecies from ancient Greece 74 The Eye of Africa The strangest of all natural formations 75 Marfa Lights Paranormal encounters on Route 67 near Mitchell Flats 76 Ectoplasm Ghostly goo and gunk from paranormal encounters 77 El Dorado / Paititi Lost cities of Gold 78 The Purple Sapphire A very dangerous gemstone 79 Antikythera Mechanism Sophisticated ancient mechanism and first computer 80 Poltergeists Unruly ghosts 81 Zeta Reticuli An alien exchange programme 82 Suspended Animation Sleep away the years - does it exist already 83 Amelia Erhardt The disappearance of the most famous female aviator 84 Dyatlov Pass Accident Russian Tragedy in the 85 Piri Reis Map An impossible Map 86 Voynich Manuscript Mysterious book written in a secret language 87 Copper Scroll The oldest list of hidden treasure 88 Roswell UFO The most famous alien encounter 89 Fountain of Youth Live forever 90 Coral Castle American megaliths made from Coral limestone 91 Philadelphia Experiment  Early stealth technology that warped time 92 The Oak Island Money Pit Possible treasure pit on Oak Island never fully explored 93 The Marie Celeste The mysterious abandoned ship 94 King John's  Treasure The missing treasure of a 12th century British king 95 The Ninth Legion A entire Roman legion just vanishes 96 Curse of King Tut's Tomb Was there really a curse on the tomb of King Tutankhamen 97 Beast of Bodmin Moor Many people say a wild beast roams the moors of Cornwall 98 Secrets of the Dollar  Everything about the US Dollar is just mysterious 99 Majestic 12 Secret society to investigate UFO's 100 Strange Rains Frogs, nuts and money have all rained down from the Sky