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00:00So, what comes to your mind when you hear the word Antarctica?
00:05Most likely, cold, snow, ice, and penguins.
00:08Yet, this is one of the least explored regions in the world that hides many strange and unique
00:14things.
00:15Check them out!
00:16You don't have to go to Antarctica to see this weird thing.
00:19All you need to do is open Google Earth and move to one of the southernmost islands of
00:24Antarctica, King George Island.
00:26Recently, internet users have noticed a large and pretty strange cave entrance there.
00:32Where does this wide dark passage lead?
00:35People started making suggestions.
00:37It's the entrance to a secret base or some laboratory.
00:41This is the part of the spaceship that crashed there thousands of years ago.
00:45This is the door to the ancient city of Antarctica.
00:48Perhaps there's a giant rock mountain with an ancient cave beneath all this snow and
00:53ice.
00:54Well, there's some ideas.
00:56Researchers have calculated the approximate dimensions of this cave.
01:00It might be about 74 feet high and 250 feet wide.
01:04You could hide a Boeing passenger jet in there!
01:07Nature probably created this entrance.
01:10This is a logical explanation, but there are two strange factors.
01:14First, take a look at the foot of the mountain.
01:16It seems that there are steps there.
01:18They're dark in color, as if they're made of stone.
01:22But if you look closely, you can notice something similar to human footprints.
01:27Has anyone entered this cave?
01:29Or maybe someone is still living there now?
01:32The second oddity is the disappearance of the mysterious finding.
01:36For the first time, people noticed it in a Google Maps snap in 2007.
01:41Then the entrance disappeared.
01:44Then it reappeared a few years later.
01:46After that, it vanished.
01:48And in 2022, people saw it again.
01:52Perhaps old snow melts, a new layer falls, and then the wind blows it away and the cycle
01:58repeats.
01:59But the alleged steps leading deep into the cave make one doubt the natural origin of
02:04this tunnel.
02:05You can easily find the coordinates on the Internet and visit the cave via Google Earth.
02:10You might see something there and tell the world!
02:13There's another strange thing people discovered with the help of Google Earth.
02:17In 2020, one user found a strange object that looked like a giant ship 100 miles off the
02:23coast of Antarctica.
02:25It was covered with ice and snow and lying on its side.
02:29It looked like a cruise ship.
02:31You could notice the windows, the deck, and the bridge.
02:34But not all people agreed with this.
02:36Some claimed it was a spaceship.
02:38Others said it was some kind of secret building.
02:42The user who first noticed the ship stated that its size was about 400 feet, which is
02:48the perfect length for a passenger vessel.
02:51But what is this ship doing in such a remote place in the middle of a glacier?
02:56How did it get here?
02:57Who was its captain?
02:58No one has found the answers to these questions yet.
03:02In 2016, people using Google Earth discovered a photo of an unknown sea monster floating
03:08off the coast of Antarctica.
03:11This creature resembled a giant squid with a length of about 200 feet.
03:15This is slightly shorter than three train cars.
03:18Just imagine this kraken swimming in Antarctica's dark, icy waters and dragging to the bottom
03:24everything it meets on its way.
03:27Maybe it's the Great and Terrible Chulu, or one of its offspring.
03:32You will quickly notice this blood-red waterfall among Antarctica's endless, dazzling white
03:37landscapes.
03:38Don't worry, it's not blood.
03:40For many centuries, the waterfall has been painting snow in a bright red color.
03:45The stream flows straight out of a white iceberg.
03:48Let's look inside and find out what's happening there.
03:52Millions of years ago, there was a small, crystal-clear pond.
03:56But then a glacier formed around it.
03:58A thick layer of ice and snow blocks sunlight, heat, and oxygen access.
04:03For millennia, the reservoir remained in this cold vacuum.
04:08At one point, the water made a hole in the icy wall and broke out.
04:12When this salty water comes into contact with oxygen, it immediately turns scarlet or rusty.
04:19Antarctica is the only place where you can find such a unique natural phenomenon.
04:24One of the driest places on Earth is located in Antarctica.
04:28It's one of the most lifeless deserts in the world – the McMurdo Dry Valleys.
04:33In this desert, you won't see the scorching sun, hot sand, and cacti.
04:38A desert means a place with a lack of precipitation and life.
04:42The McMurdo Dry Valleys meet these parameters.
04:45But this place is also unique for Antarctica since you won't find glaciers there.
04:50Despite the frost, ice can't form in the desert because it hasn't rained for millions
04:54of years there.
04:55It also never snows.
04:57A strong wind coming from the mountains reaches speeds up to 200 mph.
05:03It would be difficult for you to stay on your feet there.
05:05The wind is filled with moisture.
05:07It heats up and evaporates all the liquid and snow in the desert because of its high
05:11speed.
05:13Only dry air reaches the ground.
05:15But you can find several lakes there.
05:18They don't freeze, only thanks to the high concentration of salt.
05:22The water is so salty that large life forms can't develop there.
05:26But scientists have found microscopic organisms near the lakes.
05:31A comfortable abode with a gorgeous view of the Mediterranean Sea will serve as a perfect
05:36rain shelter.
05:38This is what a real estate advertisement might've looked like for Neanderthals 100,000 years
05:42ago.
05:43Welcome to the weird and wonderful caves you could live in.
05:46Or not.
05:47Of course, back then, neither real estate and advertising had been invented yet.
05:52Never mind the fact that Neanderthals couldn't build houses and often lived in caves.
05:57One of those caves looks an awful lot like a residential building.
06:02It's situated inside a high limestone cape called the Rock of Gibraltar.
06:07If the Neanderthals had had an economy, the caves inside this rock would have cost a bundle.
06:13Navigators discovered it in 1907.
06:16They just spotted a big hole inside the fortified rock.
06:19For many years, scientists have studied this place and found some traces of Neanderthals.
06:25They discovered ancient tools in the cave and bones of old animals.
06:29But the coolest thing was they found four caves inside the rock.
06:34It was like a residential complex.
06:37Neanderthals lived alongside neighbors and helped each other hunt and fish.
06:41They created feather decorations and painted abstract drawings on the walls.
06:45Imagine our ancient predecessors hanging out in these caves 100,000 years ago.
06:51Now scientists hang out there and study the primeval past of Neanderthals in detail.
06:57At the end of 2021, archaeologists uncovered a gap inside one of the caves leading to an
07:03unknown tunnel.
07:04They crawled through this hole and opened a new space under the cave roof.
07:09This place has been closed off from the outside world for over 40,000 years.
07:14And it seems it was one of the most prestigious apartments in the entire mountain complex.
07:19It has high ceilings with ancient stalactites.
07:22The ruined stone curtains divided the apartment into several rooms.
07:26Scientists also found the remains of ancient animals and scratches on the walls.
07:31It seems that Neanderthals had never lived here.
07:34But they used to visit this place.
07:37Archaeologists found the shell of a sea snail called dogwhelk.
07:40One of the Neanderthals brought it here for some reason.
07:43But the primary owners of this place were hyenas.
07:47These caves show that Neanderthals were closer to humans than to monkeys.
07:52They had a way of life and even some customs.
07:55There's still a lot of work ahead, and scientists hope to find new rooms inside this rock.
08:00Meanwhile, in 2003, archaeologists discovered another early dwelling on the Isle of Flores
08:06in Indonesia.
08:08Among the green jungle, they found a cave with ancient tools.
08:12At first, everyone thought the human ancestors lived here.
08:15But then, scientists discovered an unusual skeleton of an adult.
08:19A thorough analysis showed the skeleton belonged to a 30-year-old woman, 3.5 feet tall, just
08:26above the waist of an average adult.
08:29The woman's weight was equal to the weight of an adult shepherd.
08:32The skeleton didn't belong to Neanderthals or Australopithecines.
08:36It was a new unknown species, which scientists called Homo floresiensis, or simply the Hobbit.
08:43Also, there were remains of unusual ancient animals in the cave.
08:47It was an elephant the size of a cow, some large storks, and giant rats.
08:53Archaeologists have found out that Hobbits were not the owners of this place.
08:57The main inhabitants were the rats the size of a cat.
09:00Maybe they were fighting the Hobbits?
09:03Some analysis shows that Homo floresiensis wasn't our direct ancestor.
09:07They were in a separate branch of evolution.
09:10The Hobbit skeleton looks more like that of a monkey than of modern humans.
09:14In 2009, in the dense jungle of Vietnam, archaeologists discovered Son Doan, the largest cave in
09:21the world.
09:22If you go inside the cave and shout, you'll hear your echo a long time.
09:28In some places, the height of this cave reaches half the height of the Empire State Building.
09:33And the total area is larger than one central block of New York.
09:37Son Doan is one of the three caves in the Vietnamese jungle.
09:41Many intricate mazes connect these caves.
09:44Inside, you can find unique plants and trees that live separately from the outside world.
09:49It's a real underground jungle.
09:51In some places, you can find collapsed ceilings that let the sunlight in.
09:56Besides unusual trees and plants, ancient stalactites hang there.
10:00Some limestone deposits are more than 450 million years old.
10:04They were here even before dinosaurs appeared.
10:07There are also many rivers in the cave.
10:10Rainwater coming down from holes in the ceiling has formed them.
10:13Fast streams resemble slides in a water park.
10:16They lead to unknown underground labyrinths.
10:19Scientists have studied only a small part of all these caves.
10:23The next unusual cave is in New Zealand.
10:26Hundreds of thousands of fireflies live inside.
10:29Each of them glows with a blue light.
10:31Together, they light up the cave.
10:33It may seem to you that you're on another planet, but you can't stay there for a long
10:37time.
10:38Special air-measuring devices are everywhere.
10:42Scientists monitor the level of carbon dioxide necessary for the normal existence of fireflies.
10:47These insects are sensitive to the environment.
10:50If there are many people in the cave, or they stay there too long, the park staff will ask
10:55them to leave the place.
10:56It's like you're literally stealing oxygen from the fireflies.
11:00We've seen some pretty amazing caves so far, but how about a scary one?
11:05We're going to the desert of Yemen's Almara province.
11:09What we're looking for is not a cave.
11:11It's just a black hole in the ground, right in the middle of the desert.
11:14It's big, the size of a basketball court.
11:17It's not its size that can scare you, but what's inside?
11:22Scientists are still not sure what it is.
11:24From the depths of this black abyss, a disgusting smell of rotten eggs constantly comes out.
11:30And sometimes you can hear some strange, frightening sounds.
11:36The blackness of the giant hole in Yemen absorbs all the sun's rays, so you won't see what's
11:41there even with a powerful flashlight.
11:44People flew over this place by helicopter.
11:47They filmed using drones and the most powerful lenses, but they didn't catch anything except
11:52darkness.
11:53It looks like a big ink spot in the middle of golden sand.
11:57The locals are afraid to approach this place.
11:59They believe the cave leads to another dimension where evil creatures live.
12:04At the moment, the giant hole in Yemen is one of the most poorly studied and mysterious
12:09phenomenon of nature.
12:11How did it appear?
12:12How old is it?
12:14Where does it lead?
12:15Scientists are trying to find the answers to these questions.
12:18You've just reached your perfect spot on a deserted beach.
12:21It's so quiet here that you start to doze off.
12:24But as you open your eyes, you are shocked.
12:28Wait a minute.
12:29Is that an actual house that's just been washed up on the shore?
12:34It may sound like the beginning of a sci-fi novel, but not if you live near this beach
12:38in El Salvador.
12:39There is a mysteriously abandoned house there that looks as if it's just been washed ashore.
12:45How did this villa end up there?
12:47How long has it been here without anyone noticing it?
12:51This mysterious construction is 46 miles south of El Salvador's capital, San Salvador.
12:58Experts say the building used to be a hotel called Puerto Ventura.
13:02At the time it was built, its main attraction was the fact that it was really close to the
13:07sea.
13:08Unfortunately, the engineering behind it wasn't well planned out.
13:12All because locals didn't need any official permission to start the construction.
13:16The hotel was too close to the water and dangerously exposed to the elements.
13:23The Roman-style villa is now a mere 50 feet from the edge of the sea when the tide is
13:27low.
13:28It can only be accessed in the morning, because later, the tides fill the first floor with
13:33saltwater.
13:34What's now left of the hotel looks like the ruins of a two-story house.
13:39The front part is very impressive, with Roman-type pillars.
13:43It also has wide windows on the second floor.
13:48You can still see parts of the iron structures and remains of what used to be the gateway
13:53to the second floor.
13:55There are some bleachers at the top of the building.
13:57They're sometimes used by tourists.
13:59More and more people are now browsing the area, taking photos, even though the building
14:04is obviously not safe for climbing.
14:07There's little information on how long it's been sitting in its current location, but
14:11some locals say it's been there for at least 20 years.
14:15It had remained a local secret for years before it was discovered by a TikTok user in 2021.
14:22But that doesn't answer the question, how did the hotel end up in another location altogether?
14:28This is where things become a little fuzzy.
14:31While some locals say that the building was abandoned decades ago, others claim it was
14:35deserted after Hurricane Mitch hit the area back in 1998.
14:41Hurricane Mitch was one of the most dangerous weather phenomena to ever hit Central America.
14:46During the storm, the winds traveled at 178 miles per hour, and the hurricane itself lasted
14:52for about 15 hours.
14:54It was also the cause of a huge amount of rainfall, which resulted in floods and many
14:59dangerous landslides.
15:02Being built so close to the shoreline, the former hotel had little chance of surviving
15:06the extreme weather conditions, so it must have been literally displaced.
15:12After sitting under the sun, you might start dreaming of some snowballs getting washed
15:17ashore, you know, to even out the temperature.
15:20I'm not kidding, this strange natural phenomenon did happen back in 2016.
15:26It resulted in about 11 miles of the coast of the Gulf of Ab in West Siberia getting
15:31covered with huge snowballs.
15:34Because of the low temperatures, small pieces of ice started to form in the water.
15:39Afterward, the wind and waves rolled them into giant snowballs.
15:43Some of them were the size of a tennis ball, but others were up to 3 feet wide.
15:48A 2004 Harley-Davidson night train motorcycle popped up ashore on a British Columbia beach
15:54back in 2012.
15:56It was neatly packed inside a shipping container.
15:59It took some time to do it, but the owner was eventually traced down.
16:04His name was Ikuyo Yokoyama, and he lost his motorcycle after a tsunami struck Japan
16:10on March 11, 2011.
16:13To get to its final destination, the Harley-Davidson traveled more than 4,000 miles.
16:18To celebrate its long journey, Yokoyama donated the bike to the Harley-Davidson Museum in
16:23Milwaukee.
16:24It's been on display there ever since, in case you want to visit.
16:29This strange phenomenon made it look as if someone spilled dish soap all over the beach.
16:34But it does happen pretty often in Queensland.
16:37Sea foam covers the shore there a couple of times each year.
16:40It mostly happens after a storm, when ocean waves move dissolved organic matter around.
16:46It's basically like a giant ice cream maker.
16:49After Cyclone Debbie back in March of 2017, some beaches actually needed to be closed
16:55because of huge amounts of white foam.
16:57The wind even brought some of that foam to the nearby towns, making locals believe it
17:02was snowing.
17:04Would you be surprised to see a 6x6 foot rusty metal die washed ashore on your local beach?
17:10Because back in 2017, people in Coeur d'Alene and Idaho sure were.
17:15It turned out to be an old storage tank.
17:17Someone decided to spice it up a bit by adding some white spots to make it look like a die.
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