206. Sculpture Of Woman In Florida

Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Year Discovered: 2020
Est. Value: Unknown
Daniel Popper’s sculpture Thrive is a stunning masterpiece that popped up under a bridge in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 2020. The 30-foot tall creation is made from more than 14 tons of concrete reinforced with glass-fiber, and is designed to capture the essence of life’s journey.

Sculpture of Woman in Florida @boredpanda / Pinterest
The intricate details of the tree’s branches and roots symbolize the growth and stability we strive for in life. Thrive serves as a reminder to embrace challenges and overcome obstacles, as they are essential to our growth and development.

207. A 40,000-Foot-Deep Hole

Location: Russia
Year Discovered: 1900
Est. Value: N/A
What is at the center of the Earth? In Russia, scientists spent decades trying to find that answer, drilling a 40,000-foot-deep hole into a remote peninsula. But, something strange happened during the dig that forced the researchers to quickly, quietly seal the hole up.

A 40,000-Foot-Deep Hole @shpirkovska / Pinterest
Temperatures rose drastically, reaching 356 degrees Fahrenheit as the scientists kept digging.  The rock was also very soft, and the Russian team knew that they had to abandon the project, lest their equipment be destroyed. The Kola Superdeep Borehole was officially shut down in 1995.

208. Centuries-Old Brooch Found On Oak Island

Location: Oak Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
Year Discovered: 2018
Est. Value: Undisclosed
There have been many pieces of treasure discovered on Oak Island, as the “Curse of Oak Island” has been in full effect for centuries. For example, the finding of a priceless, historical jeweled brooch was documented on the treasure hunting TV show’s season five, to much audience excitement.

Centuries-Old Brooch Found On Oak Island @HISTORY / Youtube
On the episode, Gary Drayton, a metal-detecting expert, discovered a centuries-old brooch containing a faceted rhodolite garnet. According to experts, the brooch’s center jewel is around 500 years old, deepening Oak Island’s history of mystery.

209. The Mystery Of Three Whale Rock

Location: Phou Sing, Thailand
Year Discovered: N/A
Est. Value: Priceless
Also known as Hin Sam Wan, Three Whale Rock is a rock formation in Phou Sing, Thailand that is seventy-five-million years old. This mysterious rock juts out of the mountains, and, when you look at it at just the right angle, Three Whale Rock looks like a trio of whales swimming through the trees.

©thirawatana phaisalratana/Shutterstock
This incredible formation is made from the same sandstone as the mountains behind it. As you can imagine, Three Whale Rock has become a major Thailand tourist attraction, as the shape of it is unlike anything else found in the world.

210. Giant Wasps Nest Discovered

Location: London
Year Discovered: 2016
Est. Value: Priceless
Wasps nests are discovered all the time, but this one was a real doozy. In 2016, a giant nest containing 10,000 wasps was found in an attic in a North London home. The property. In Pipewell, UK, was apparently left empty for an amount of time before the huge pest infestation was discovered.

Giant Wasps Nest Discovered @mashable/Pinterest
Measuring around 3.2 feet wide, the main hub wasn’t even the most impressive part. The nest also featured a long tunnel that the wasps had built going from the inside of the property to the outside. Pest control professionals were quickly called in to dispose of it safely.

211. Submarine Discovered After 75 YEars

Location: Japan
Year Discovered: 2019
Est. Value: $30 million to build*
The USS Grayback, a U.S. Naval Submarine that had been missing for almost eight decades, was discovered off the coast of Okinawa, Japan in 2019, much to the delight of U.S. military historians. This discovery marked a huge win for Lost 52, a project dedicated to uncovering the wrecks of all U.S. submarines lost in the Second World War.

Submarine found after 75 years ©US Navy/Wikimedia Commons
The Grayback left Pearl Harbor in 1944, and it was lost in a combat patrol ten months later. Lost 52 was able to pin down the Grayback’s location, but the discovery wasn’t all elation. It was also “sobering,” as the remains of eighty Naval soldiers were found along with the sunken sub.

212. Vikings In Canada

Location: Newfoundland, Canada
Year Discovered: 1960
Est. Value: $70,000-$80,000*
We all know the famous story of how the Vikings could never conquer North America, but what if someone discovered their closest-ever post to Canada? An outpost dating back to the 11th century was discovered in the L’Anse aux Meadows, located on the northernmost edge of Newfoundland, Canada.

Vikings In Canada ©noiseshapes/Shutterstock
Surprisingly, the outpost’s artifacts and construction remnants confirmed it to be the first-ever European dwelling in North America. Although the constructions showed signs of long-term use, they were most likely abandoned because of Indigenous people

213. Manhattan’s African Burial Ground

Location: Manhattan, USA
Year Discovered: 1991
Est. Value: Unknown
Imagine a normal-looking construction site unearthing piles and piles of human bones. The scene seems taken straight from a horror movie but actually took place in 1991 in Manhattan when workers found human skeletal remains about 9m underground.

Manhattan’s African Burial Ground @Rodney Léon/commons.wikimedia.org
Archaeologists went on to discover a six-acre African burial ground with more than 15,000 intact skeletons, shedding light on the country’s dark colonial history. The remains were thought to date back to between 1630-1795, and their causes of death were never uncovered.

214. Mammoth Bones Found In USA

Location: Oregon, USA
Year Discovered: 2016
Est. Value: Unknown
Stumbling upon bones from the Ice Age was not what anybody had thought when approving the plan to expand the University of Oregon’s Reser Stadium, but that is what ended up happening. Construction workers were baffled to unearth a tooth, a 1.22m femur bone, and several other bone fragments during their construction, all of which turned out to be from a mammoth that lived thousands of years ago in the Ice Age.

Mammoth Bones Found In USA /oregonstate.edu
The remnants were discovered in a 3m deep pit that researchers conclude must have been a watering hole or pond where sick animals took their last rest.

215. Roman Ruins In Bulgaria’s Metro Station

Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
Year Discovered: 2010
Est. Value: Unknown
How often do you rush through a metro station expecting to see a historical museum there? Almost never. But a surprise awaits new passengers aboard Sofia’s Serdika II metro station, which is not just a public transportation stop but also a historical museum.

Roman Ruins In Bulgaria’s Metro Station /loveexploring.com
This surprising tale began when excavators expanding the metro station discovered prehistoric artifacts dating back to the Classical and Neolithic periods. Most of these artifacts are now on display and can be viewed without a cost.

216. England’s Sea Dragon Fossil

Location: Rutland, England
Year Discovered: 2021
Est. Value: Unknown
The discovery of England’s most well-preserved and biggest fossil began with a few construction workers carrying out a routine draining of the Rutland Water Nature Reserve’s lagoon and stumbling upon one of the most complete Sea dragon skeletons ever unearthed.

England’s Sea Dragon Fossil /nytimes.com
The fossilized remnants of this ichthyosaur were believed to be the first ever unearthed in the country and dated back a whopping 180 million years. Impressively well-preserved and complete, the fossil measured about 10m in length and is hailed as one of the most significant discoveries in England.