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10 Weird Places On Earth That Puzzle Scientists

Although scientists have tried to understand any phenomenon on earth, some of them have remained confused. What is more fascinating is the fact that they have continued to work, and they remain a mystery in these strange locations.

Here are 10 weird places and incidents that have puzzled scientists to date.

1. The Sleepy Hallow of Kalachi

In Kazakhstan, Kalachi is a village called the Sleepy Hollow. The locals succumbed to a mysterious illness in 2013. In double vision, the victims will begin to slur their sentences, sway their bodies and see. Then they fell into a deep sleep that would have lasted for days. The sick became nearly comatose, other than brief bursts of fuzzy consciousness to feed or go to the toilet. Patients were totally unaware of this episode when they finally woke up. There were more than 140 incidents reported. The gases from a disused uranium mine are one theory, but no one knows for certain.

2. The Taos Hum

People in Taos, New Mexico, have been hearing odd noises for 30 years. It's a type of low frequency repetitive humming or droning. Weirdly, to all people, it is not audible. A analysis into the Taos Hum found it could be heard by at least 2 percent. Hearers appear to be able to step on from it. Apparently, its range is 30 miles. Although there have been several suggestions about the origin of the hum, scientists still do not understand what it is.

3. Fairy Circles of Namibia

In the Namib Desert, millions of so-called fairy circles are found. The circles vary in diameter from approximately 12 feet to approximately 114 feet. They consist of bare soil patches surrounded by grass rings. Researchers have long been confused by the roots of the circles. Theories have ranged from termite activity to radioactive mineral contamination. The mystery is still not solved.

4. The Amazon Boiling River

A tributary of the Amazon River is the Shanay-Timpishka. It is referred to as the world's only boiling water. Its waters have a temperature of between 45 ° c and almost 100 ° c. Anything that falls into it kills the river. The heat source is theoretically geothermal.

5. The Hessdalen Lights

These are mysterious lights seen on numerous occasions in the sky over the Hessdalen valley of Norway. They look like enormous orbs that flash, some as large as cars. For up to 2 hours, some of the lights float across the sky softly. Others flash white or blue and streak down the valley in seconds, vanishing. Spectral analysis indicates that the most likely occurrence consists of flint, iron, and scandium, but scientists still have no idea what it is.

6. Catatumbo Lightning

The event is often referred to as the "eternal thunderstorm" of Venezuela. Currently, the Catatumbo lightning does not shoot nonstop, but it happens about 150 times a year. Often, with as many as 300 lightning strikes per hour, it lasts as long as 10 hours per day. The storm is situated 3 miles above the surface of the river. Scientists hypothesize that a collision of cold and warm currents triggers it.

7. Movile Cave

For 5,5 million years, this cave in Romania has been isolated. Truly otherworldly are the conditions preserved there. The air is toxic and unbearably warm inside. It's pitch-black inside, too. Even with its harsh climate, 48 species have been described so far by scientists. Thirty-three of these are entirely unique to the cave. Spiders, water scorpions, leeches, isopods, and other invertebrates are found here.

8. The Double Tree of Casorzo

A truly rare sight: a mulberry tree with a cherry tree growing on it! It is situated in Piedmont, Italy, between Grana and Casorzo. Well above the mulberry tree on which it sits, the cherry tree grows. How the cherry tree may grow without a root connection to the ground is not clear. One theory is that it is hollow within the mulberry trunk.

9. Lake Karachay

This lake in Russia is so contaminated by nearby nuclear facilities that it is known to be the most polluted location on the planet. Only standing on the shore for an hour in 1990 will give you a 600-roentgen radiation dose. That is more than enough for a grown human being to be killed. The lake is situated inside one of the largest nuclear facilities in Russia, the Mayak Development Association.

10. Devil's Kettle

An uncommon waterfall is situated on the Brule River in Minnesota's Judge C. R. Magney State Park. Named the Kettle of the Devil, it is broken into two. The edge of the falls flows to one half of the river and tumbles over. The other one, though, slides into a pit at the top of the drop, vanishing. Locals in the region said that for years, everything from sticks to ping-pong balls had been dropped into the hole and never reemerged.

Scientists are still unclear about when the water will vanish.

Which is the most enigmatic of these places?

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