Bizarre Discoveries Found In Unexpected Places

Summary

This video explores bizarre discoveries in unexpected places, including a massive gold coin hoard in California, a mysterious Lego man washing ashore, a submerged underwater river, and a piano atop a Scottish mountain. It delves into the intriguing stories and theories behind these unusual finds, sparking curiosity and wonder.

Takeaways

• 🏞️ A Californian couple discovered over 1,400 gold coins from 1847 to 1894 worth $10 million while walking their dog, making it the largest coin hoard found in the U.S.
• 🐛 A video of a pulsing, slimy mass in a North Carolina sewer turned out to be tubifex worms, which usually live in lakes and rivers but had formed a large colony in the sewer.
• 🌳 An archaeologist found a 10-foot tall stone sphere in Bosnia, which some believed to be a relic of a lost civilization, but others suggested it was a natural concretion.
• 🚗 In 1978, a stolen Ferrari Dino 246 GTS was found buried in Los Angeles, part of an insurance fraud scheme that went awry when thieves forgot where they hid it.
• 🧩 In 2007, an 8-foot-tall Lego man washed up on a Dutch beach with a cryptic message, part of an art project by Dutch artist Leon Keer that spread to other countries.
• 🌊 Divers in Mexico found an underwater river effect called a cenote, where freshwater and saltwater separate due to their different densities, creating a halocline of hydrogen sulphide.
• 🔒 A large metal safe with a note encouraging anyone who could open it to take what's inside was found in a New York field, but no one has been able to open it.
• 🎹 A piano was found near the summit of Ben Nevis in Scotland, placed there by a former athlete in 1971 to raise money for charity and played for tourists.
• ⚫️ A metal sphere found in the Bahamas was identified as a hydrazine tank from a Russian rocket, illustrating that space debris can sometimes land in unexpected places.
• 💰 A nylon bag filled with $150,000 was found in an Illinois yard, claimed by a neighbor who died before claiming it, followed by the finder's death, attributing to a supposed curse.
• 🧙‍♀️ A bottle containing fishhooks, glass shards, human teeth, and a mysterious liquid was found in a chimney, revealed to be an anti-witchcraft charm from the 19th century.

Q & A

What was the most valuable discovery made by a Californian couple in 2013?

The couple discovered eight tin cans filled with over 1,400 gold coins minted between 1847 and 1894, which were worth a staggering $10 million in today's money.

What is the largest coin hoard ever found in the United States?

The largest coin hoard found in the United States is the one discovered by the Californian couple, which contained $5, $10, and $20 coins from the late 19th century.

What are tubifex worms and why did they appear as a pulsing, slimy mass in a North Carolina sewer?

Tubifex worms are a type of worm related to earthworms that usually inhabit the bottom of lakes and rivers, feeding off decaying organic matter. They can sometimes find their way into sewers, where they form large colonies that pulse and move as one in response to heat or light.

What is a concretion and how does it form?

A concretion is a naturally occurring spherical or ellipsoidal mineral deposit formed when water passes through soft sedimentary rock, depositing minerals within the sediment. Over time, these minerals bind to the rock, increasing its size and density, and can form large spherical objects.

What was the unusual find in a Los Angeles backyard in 1978?

In 1978, a group of boys in Los Angeles found a buried Ferrari Dino 246 GTS in their backyard, which was preserved with rugs and towels and had been stolen four years prior.

What was the mysterious eight-foot-tall Lego man found on Zandvoort Beach in the Netherlands in 2007?

The eight-foot-tall Lego man was a life-size figure that had the misspelled phrase 'No Real Than You Are' written on it. It was part of an art project by Dutch artist Leon Keer, designed to surprise and delight people who found them.

What is a cenote and how does it create an underwater river?

A cenote is a deep sinkhole connected to subterranean underwater cave systems, which have been flooded with salty groundwater. When freshwater from above mixes with saltwater from below, their different densities cause them to separate, creating the effect of a body of water beneath another body of water.

What was the strange safe found in a field in Barre, New York in 2020?

In 2020, a large metal safe with a note reading 'If you can open you can have what's inside' was found in a field in Barre, New York. Despite efforts to open it, the contents of the safe remain a mystery.

Who was responsible for placing an old piano near the summit of Ben Nevis mountain in 2006?

Kenny Campbell, a former Highland Games athlete, carried the piano up the mountain in 1971 to raise money for charity and played 'Scotland the Brave' at the summit for tourists.

What was the large metal sphere found on a beach in the Bahamas in February 2021?

The large metal sphere was a hydrazine tank from a Russian rocket, used as fuel to propel unmanned craft and satellites into space, which occasionally falls back to Earth.

What was the bizarre find in the Paris catacombs in 2004 and who claimed responsibility for it?

In 2004, French police discovered an underground cinema setup in the Paris catacombs. An anonymous individual from an art collective called The Perforating Mexicans later claimed responsibility for the cinema and warned that there were more to be discovered.