Science has come a long way in the last hundred years. We now have life-saving antibiotics like penicillin, we understand what wiped out the dinosaurs, and astrophysicists have even figured out how to take images of black holes. While we still have a long way to go when it comes to answering all of life’s questions, there’s no reason why we can’t celebrate how far humanity has come.
If you’d like to be reminded of some of the most mind-blowing discoveries humans have made, you’ve come to the right place, pandas. Redditors have been discussing former mysteries that are now solved, so we’ve gathered their most fascinating replies below. Enjoy reading through these responses, and be sure to upvote the ones that make you thankful to live in a time with so many scientific advancements!
#61
My missing passport: while in Mexico in 1998 I lost my passport about a week before I was supposed to leave. I didn't have much with me and searched for days. I took everything out of my bags several times (I was sure I left it in my suitcase). Ultimately I had to leave without it after calling the university I was attending who helped me contact the embassy.
Years later I found the passport in the suitcase I had searched a half dozen times looking for the passport. I had even used that suitcase many times since Mexico. The passport had gotten under the lining (buttoned down with metal studs) and then worked it's way partiality back out again.
Years later I found the passport in the suitcase I had searched a half dozen times looking for the passport. I had even used that suitcase many times since Mexico. The passport had gotten under the lining (buttoned down with metal studs) and then worked it's way partiality back out again.
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#62
Somerton Man - for years people created conspiracy theories. They found that note in his jacket and thought he was a spy. Thought he’d been [unalived] on a mission. They dug him up a while back and it turns out he was just an ordinary guy and his family still lived in the area.
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#63
Lyle Stevik.
He was Doe case of a man who hanged himself in a motel in Amanda Park, Washington in September 2001. He signed into the hotel under the name "Lyle Stevik," not his real name, and he was found dead in his room, hanged in the closet, with money left for the room and a note that just said "s*****e." No other identifiable information was found on him.
Police investigations at the time did not produce any results.
He was only identified in 2018 via DNA analysis, but his family chose not to reveal his true identity.
He was Doe case of a man who hanged himself in a motel in Amanda Park, Washington in September 2001. He signed into the hotel under the name "Lyle Stevik," not his real name, and he was found dead in his room, hanged in the closet, with money left for the room and a note that just said "s*****e." No other identifiable information was found on him.
Police investigations at the time did not produce any results.
He was only identified in 2018 via DNA analysis, but his family chose not to reveal his true identity.
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5points
#64
The strange orbital paths of planets in the outer parts of the solar system.
Conclusion: Pluto.
Conclusion: Pluto.
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#65
The Mary Celeste was a cargo ship (with sails) that was found deserted in the water but nothing on board seemed odd otherwise. It is believed that the alcohol on board leaked, and fearing an explosion, the crew got in a life boat and ran a line from the life boat to ship so they could get back to it if there was no issues, but stay a safe distance away just in case. The line broke, and the crew did not survive in open seas in a life boat.
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#66
Quite a recent mystery, but there were screenshots of a The Big Comfy Couch video game circulating that had people confused, namely as one of the screenshots showed not just combat against the dust bunnies, but what appeared to be blood splatters--which is kind of antithetical to a kid's show like The Big Comfy Couch.
After a bit of poking around, it turned out that one of the developers found out that people were circulating that mystery, and confirmed the game was not only legitimate, but the reason for the blood splatters was that the game was built off of an action game's engine that had blood splatter abilities enabled by default, and he just forgot to turn it off (he also jovially referred to it as "grape juice"). He also ended up showing two other games that ran off that same engine, and one of those was honestly probably more interesting than The Big Comfy Couch game--it was a massive Capcom crossover.
LSuperSonicQ has a good pair of videos on the ordeal, it's pretty interesting.
After a bit of poking around, it turned out that one of the developers found out that people were circulating that mystery, and confirmed the game was not only legitimate, but the reason for the blood splatters was that the game was built off of an action game's engine that had blood splatter abilities enabled by default, and he just forgot to turn it off (he also jovially referred to it as "grape juice"). He also ended up showing two other games that ran off that same engine, and one of those was honestly probably more interesting than The Big Comfy Couch game--it was a massive Capcom crossover.
LSuperSonicQ has a good pair of videos on the ordeal, it's pretty interesting.
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4points
