Origins Explained is the place to be to find all the answers to your questions, from mysterious events and unsolved mysteries to everything there is to know about the world and its amazing animals! 1. Pompeii, Italy There are many scary stories in history, but the story of Pompeii is one that we just can’t get over. This is the city that was built in the fertile valley near a volcano, Mt. Vesuvius. When it erupted, it caught people by surprise and buried the city in soot and ash and left it covered and perfectly preserved for hundreds of years. Now much of it has been uncovered and it is a sad historical marvel and many people were frozen in time forever. 2. Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Sticking with Africa, let's head to Zimbabwe, which holds one of the biggest mysteries of the continent. It's called ... Great Zimbabwe. Yeah, does not really sound mysterious, does it? But don't let that fool you, there's more to this than you might think. 3. Thonis, Egypt If you're bi...
Check out the most mysterious discoveries in the sahara desert! This top 10 list shows some of the most bizarre and unexplained mysteries that the sahara is hiding from us! 7. Desert Cones The thing about secrets is that once they’re uncovered, they’re not a secret anymore. But, near El Gouna, Egypt, in the sands that surround the area, there is a secret that keeps getting rediscovered. You see, in 2014, people used Google Maps to look at the Sahara Desert and its surrounding areas and noticed some odd cone shaped markings in the sand. As they zoomed out, they noticed a massive pattern that was too precise to be random. The cones were actually forming a spiral pattern. But what was even more surprising was the size, it was 100 feet in diameter in the center, and the area that contained the spiral was a million square feet. So what was it?? Of course everyone was speculating it was the remains of a newly discovered civilization or ancient aliens. Well, ironically, it was a h...