People Discuss Mysteries That Have Since Been Solved

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Emmy Pratt • Senior Editor
Apr 23, 2023 5:00 PM EDT

Is it just me, or is the concept of an "unsolved mystery" redundant?  A solved mystery is an oxymoron, which is precisely what we're going to get into. One of my favorite recently solved mysteries is the identity of the Zodiac killer. The fact that there was a guy walking around for years who looked so much like the sketches baffles me. My favorite part of this whole ordeal is that one of his friends posted a picture with him on Facebook with the caption "Zodiac?" and nobody even noticed. I know that most people aren't looking at random old guys and comparing them to the Zodiac killer, but with such a widely publicized case, it's wild he evaded capture for so long. If you're a fan of old mysteries that have since been solved, then you'll be interested to see what the people of r/AskReddit said were their favorite solved mysteries. 

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    Human body - ? r/AskReddit u/Fugglesmcgee. 1d What are some "mysteries" that have actually been solved?
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    Font - CCPMust Go • 1d Bermuda Triangle turns out to have the expected number of mishaps at sea given the amount of shipping that traverses it. ... Reply 6.8k 6.8k
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    Human body - stfm. 1d And nothing mysterious in that region since use of GPS became common 42.7k 2.7k
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    Font - PuddleCrank • 1d I would wager that satellite tracking of storms was also really helpful. There are a lot of hurricanes out there, and if you don't know how to avoid them, it might mess up your day. 41.1k
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    Font - MrsMaiselsBrisket 1d . They found the remains of the entire Romanov family, so Anastasia did not survive, and neither did any member of Nicholas Il's immediate family. Reply 9.4k ...
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    Font - 00 Comprehensive-Ad3963 1d My understanding is that they found her remains and then checked her DNA against that of a living prince who was the closest loving cousin to donate their DNA. 41.4K 1.4k
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    Font - Rustmutt 1d LO I know it's a typo but when it comes to the royal families of Europe "loving cousin" is actually very accurate. 41.2k
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    Font - BrandyAid The mysterious trails of rocks at Racetrack Playa" in Death Valley National Park, California. 1d ● For many years, the cause of these mysterious rock movements was unknown. However, in recent years, scientists have discovered that the rocks move due to a combination of wind and ice. During periods of rain or melting snow, water freezes into thin sheets of ice on the surface of the lake bed. When the ice breaks apart, it can be moved by wind, and as the ice sheets move, they push
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    Font - mal_laney 1d ● 1 Award The pioneers used to ride these babies for miles 43.6k
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    Font - KnownRate3096. 1d The "bloop" sound that was recorded in the Pacific Ocean that baffled scientists was finally found to be an icequake. ... Reply 6.7k 6.7k
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    Font - aphra2 • 1d I have a silly and weird feeling of sadness knowing this is no longer a mystery. It's been one for so long! Next you'll tell me the "Wow!" Signal was just space dust... ... 42.4k
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    Rectangle - everything_in_sync. 1d 1 Award It was a spacequake ... 3.4k
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    Font - brock_lee 1d ● There was one (maybe not that widely known) about a guy who was found to have committed suicide in a Motel in Washington or Oregon. No ID, no idea who it was, strange note crumpled in the garbage that just said "suicide". No one ever came forward to say they knew him based on his picture in papers. Was on all the "unknown person" forums, even here on reddit. Just one of those cases that was interesting to me. And, after many years, they used the DNA family matching thing an
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    Font - Wankfurter • 1d That happened in Amanda Park Washington. The alias he used to sign in to the hotel was "Lyle Stevik". His real name has not been released to the public, but he was 25 when he passed. 1.5k
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    Font - RelevantCommenter 1d ● I'm betting his name was Steve Lylik. 1.5k
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    Font - geordiesteve520 . 1d A man in Florida fooled people for years into believing there was a giant penguin walking the beaches, the haox began in 1958 and was only revealed to be a hoax in 1988. https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/03/06/ florida-three-toes/?chrome=1 ... Reply 1.5k
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    Rectangle - Wizard_Alligator . 1d Yes! I knew him! I didn't know he was the Clearwater Monster until I read his obituary. He was a fun guy to talk to. 315 315
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    Font - lungben81 1d . How to make gold from lead. Hundreds of years the alchemists tried it unsuccessfully. Today it is possible using a particle accelerator. However, it is far from cost efficient - mining gold is orders of magnitudes cheaper. ... Reply 3.4k
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    Font - GTOdriver04. 1d Whether the Titanic sank in one piece or not. Many discounted those survivors who said they saw her split in two because they had a hard time believing such a mighty ship could rip apart like that. It wasn't until Ballard and his crew found her that the truth was revealed. ... Reply 5k
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    Font - MovingInStereoscope • 1d 1 Award And speaking of Ballard and the Titanic, the only reason he got financing to do the search (he had made several attempts before but logistics, schedules, and financing made each attempt fail), was the US Navy wanted him to search for two nuclear subs that had sank in the 60's. They agreed to secretly finance his search, and if he managed to find both subs, he could use the rest of the money and time to search for the Titanic. He found all 3 on the same exp
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    Font - TribblesIA • 1d He gave a lecture at my university a few years back. It was hilarious hearing him describe how the Navy was annoyed that he actually found the Titanic because now, he was going to have to go on press junkets while they hired another set of teams to recover the subs. 4748 ...
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    Font - TurbulentAir • 1d The rediscoveries of lost cities such as: The rediscovery of the location of Pompei in 1748. The rediscovery of the location of Herculaneum in 1709. The discovery of the location of Macchu Picchu in 1911. ... Reply 2.7k
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    Human body - Malgus20033. 1d Troy kinda fits this too, with its very explosive discovery occurring in 1870. 983
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    Font - happywhateverday. 1d Elisa Lam, the woman found dead in the water tank on top of a hotel in Los Angeles. It wasn't a murder or ghost, she was mentally ill having a bipolar episode. ... Reply 4.6k
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