Reader's Digest, Mysteries of the Unexplained

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How were the hunter-gatherers of Göbekli Tepe able to build a series of stunning stone monuments six thousand years before Stonehenge? To understand the origins of the supernatural in American literature we must consider the widespread interest in the occult or unseen world during the very inception of the colonies. My sister got this book for x-mas a long time ago, and I was fascinated by the stories it told, particularly ghost stories, spontaneous human combustion and others. You are about to enter a space that some describe as "between worlds" and others know as "the unknown". Follow hundreds of accounts of mysterious events across the world from earliest historical accounts up to the 1970's.

The popular 1990s fictional US television series, The X-Files, was based loosely on the many conspiracy theories surrounding alien abductions and ufos.Declassified government documents suggest that a lack of UFO tracking represents a threat to national security. An explanation of the origins of festivals, rituals, from the history of Halloween and China's Hungry Ghost Festival to Mexico's Day of the Dead. By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Finally some bizarre medical condition that reminded me once again that fairy tales are inspired from reality even in the creation of their apparently most absurd creatures, such as the two headed beings, since nature offered them craniopagus parasiticus – a condition of having two heads (if you are curious to know more Wiki can help you). A number of explanations have been put forward for the building of megaliths during the Neolithic period in areas including Denmark, Ireland, northeastern Scotland, England, western France, and Spain.

It is full of short stories about the supernatural (ghosts, aliens, unexplained happenings) and 'real life' photos and illustrations.While much about Stonehenge remains unknown, it is best understood as the culminating product of the stone-building culture that produced these many monuments across the British Isles. This book explores some of the most intriguing mysteries over the years, and the theories that people have developed to explain them. The world is full of unexplained mysteries – unusual events that nobody can understand, and questions that nobody can answer.