there’s so much about our world that we are yet to discover but there are also many things that we’re now finding or learning about that are just downright weird off the coast of kia largo in florida near dry rocks from 40 wales beneath a highway to a lake in a drought in a desert here are 15 of the strangest things found in the middle of nowhere number 15 massive mysterious rock in bosnia is it a bird is it a plane no it’s a giant rock a controversial archaeologist by the name of samir osmanajik discovered a huge giant sphere on the outskirts of zavadovici bosnia with high iron content and a dramatic size of around four to five feet it was definitely no ordinary rock but coming from samir osmanajik you might not be too willing to accept his theory that it was made by humans rather than just a standard huge rock weathered by the elements there is a paved area just just close to the spheres and sure it was impressive and it was only just peeking out of the ground but samir has made some bold claims before in 2005 he said that he had found some ancient pyramids in bosnia linked by underground tunnels he had said that they were connected to a 12 000 year old civilization other archaeologists were intrigued so they decided to do their own research they did find evidence of human habitation but they believed it only dated back to the middle ages those pyramids also appeared to be no more than hills so sure this huge round rock is something strange in the middle of nowhere but is it human made you be the judge before we go on like this video smash the subscribe button and click the notification bell right now or slenderman will come from under your bed while you’re sleeping [Applause] [Music] now it’s time for the star topic sometimes not only are you gonna find something strange in the middle of nowhere but you won’t even know what it is that you found that was the case when a couple in chile stumbled across this strange humanoid blob monster near a sewer to this day it remains unexplained some people say it looks like a malformed rat or another hairless creature while some people think it’s something not of this world what do you think it is comment down below with the hashtag star topic and let us know your opinion in relation to what we just showed on screen with that said let’s keep things moving number 14 giant hand in the atacama desert chile put your giant hand up if you’ve noticed something strange about the atacama desert in chile we sort of gave the game away with that one didn’t we the atacama desert is in northern chile and is the driest non-polar desert in the entire world it requires great caution to drive across due to how wary the barren landscape can make you it also requires a full tank of gas sunscreen and plenty of water so why would you make the journey across a wide open desert when there’s nothing to see because there is something to see a 36 cement hand called lemandel desierto the hand of the desert around 30 years ago the city at the center of the copper mining industry antofagosta wanted to mark the emptiness of the desert so they asked mario erazabal a santiago sculptor to create a monument that monument was a giant concrete hand over a steel frame with a thumb and four outstretched fingers it was that large that it’s taller than nfl goal posts if you want to visit this amazing but entirely strange masterpiece then you can from the city of antofagosta you can take route 26 or 28 to route 5. the sculpture is between the mile markers of 1309 and 13 10. number 13 tufa lav 2144 in tatterstan there were many pretty cool things built during the cold war but the russians truly outdid themselves with the tupelov 2-144 this aircraft was a thing of beauty but there’s a reason why it ended up as a strange thing found in the middle of nowhere in the 1960s the french and british were creating some pretty amazing airliners and russia wanted a bit of the action they decided to build the tupolev 2144 and flew it before the anglo-french jet which was their goal craft is visible from the outside you can’t feel it inside at all however even though they managed to fly at first that doesn’t mean it wasn’t without its flaws it crashed at the paris air show in 1973 and development was delayed by then the delta-winged concord supersonic airliner built by the french and british had already made its commercial flight debut while both the concord and the tupolev 2144 used ojival delta wings tupolev engineers were not able to work out the conical chamber wing solution that the french had come up with so they had installed popout canard wings on the plane’s nose the plane also had a few other quirks and wasn’t very successful of the 16 units built some were disassembled and sold for scrap one however was discovered in the capital city of the todder stand federation of russia kazan number 12 mysterious lake in the tunisian desert imagine this for a scenario you live in the desert there’s been a drought and you’re suffering through daily temperatures of 104 degrees fahrenheit then all of a sudden and out of nowhere a vast lake appears it seems like a dream but that actually happened in the tunisian desert in 2014 seemingly overnight one million cubic meters of water turned up in an area of one hectare at depths of up to 18 meters or 59 feet the body of water quickly earned the name of lok de gafsa or gafsa beach and locals flocked with their lillos and beach toys to cool down the crystalline blue water was almost like a miracle but authorities are warning that it may not be safe the water turned a murky green with algae and it may be contaminated or even radioactive geologists think that seismic activity may be the reason why a random lake appeared in the middle of a desert the water table may have been disrupted bringing groundwater to the surface whatever the reason it has caused thousands of people to flock to it to go swimming diving and scuba diving number eleven rockets broke a devil’s bridge in goblins germany there’s a common saying that gets thrown around from time to time and it’s that they don’t make them like they used to in the case of the rocco’s bruke devils bridge in goblins germany that’s pretty true the breathtaking aesthetics of this bridge make it the focal point of many millions of photos and it’s certainly not without merit it’s a bridge that forms such a perfect half circle that when reflected in the waters below it forms a full circle it’s positioned in crom lower park in germany and is at the top of many people’s must-visit lists when exploring the area but it’s certainly a strange creation which is why it like many other bridges gets the nickname of the devil’s bridge it’s said that the bridge is so miraculous in its design that mortal hands could not have built it of course it was but given that it was built in 1860 they were some pretty talented hands it has been decorated with thin rock spires and these look like natural basalt columns while you can’t walk over this bridge you can at least admire its beauty from afar all while marveling at how very strange it is number 10 volpinamus [Music] the vaphanamus looks like it really shouldn’t exist deep in the sahara desert holy remote and isolated is a green oasis it seems almost strange to see the sand for miles and miles than to suddenly see trees plant life and a glistening pool of water it’s odd but it is a real place the namus is an extinct volcano craner about 2.4 miles wide just outside it there’s a 6 to 12 mile deposit of black ash that encircles it like some kind of protective barrier that’s not even the weirdest thing in amongst the ash and green oasis are a 393 foot tall cinder cone and three small salty lakes volfan namus means oasis of mosquitoes and they aren’t exaggerating the potable water is the local hangout for the mosquito population and you certainly need a net end repellent if you’re camping nearby this strange place in the center of the sahara desert has long been a source of mystery but it’s also been quite significant travelers used to top up on water here and it was a central watering hole for caravans traveling from va val kabir to reviana and other destinations southeast of libya number 9 sea mammal desert graveyard when you undertake road construction or extensions you expect to find a few relics of the past after all you’re digging up land that may not have been touched for centuries but when contractors started expanding the pan-american highway in the atacama desert chile they probably didn’t expect to find a sea mammal graveyard after all the desert was 131 feet above sea level but at cerro bayena which is spanish for whale hill that’s what they found dolphins seals marlins swordfish aquatic sloths and 40 whales were all discovered in four different layers smithsonian institute paleobiologist nick pensen said it was the richest site for fossil marine mammals worldwide that evolved into a range of amphibious species these animals were thought to date back to around six to nine million years ago and had died on four separate occasions hence the four layers researchers believe that toxins from algal blooms caused the sudden deaths from all animals that had lived there four times over one of the most exciting things about the discovery is that many were complete skeletons some skeletons even overlapped it’s not every day that you unearth 40 whales is it number eight koch key pillar monastery traveling is all about new experiences and you’ll certainly get that if you find yourself in the western emirati region of georgia and you will certainly get that if you find yourself in the western emirati region of georgia this beautiful and breathtaking place is photograph worthy for sure but would you say it’s religious after seeing the koch key pillar monastery then maybe as you meander through the immorety region you come across a picture of a church and a signpost however the site is constantly maintained for longevity and the mission work of the catski pillar monks this leads you to a 130 foot natural limestone monolith that towers above anything else if that’s not impressive enough then the beautiful and sacred church on top of it is reaching the church is no easy feat but it is entirely worth it for anyone who wants to see something strange in the middle of nowhere you can’t take trains but you can get there by car or bus once you arrive by vehicle you must then take a 20-minute hike to get to the pillar the church was built in the 6th to 8th centuries it also has a wine cellar three hermit cells a curtain wall and a burial chamber believe it or not monks make the hair-curling 20-minute climb up a thin metal ladder to the church daily as they say praying up there brings them closer to god number seven little alien rachel nevada may only have a population of 54 but you won’t find too many people who haven’t heard of this small town after all it’s one of the closest places to area 51 and is home to ali yen the cute little alien inn [Music] if you decide to take a trip on the famous extraterrestrial highway in nevada then this little hot spot is worth checking out it’s a small inn that’s entirely covered in alien decor including a ufo hanging from a crane here you can pick up alien memorabilia and even purchase an alien amber ale you can also get your alien fixed by viewing all the photos of alleged ufo encounters area 51 and the nevada test and training range is a base that has been shrouded in mystery for years in fact the government didn’t even acknowledge that it existed until 2013. hundreds of ufo sightings have been reported in the area which is what makes alien so popular you can spend a night and try and get your own alien sighting doesn’t get a lot stranger than that number six bizarre structure in the atlantic ocean have you ever wondered what the structure is between eer dax and ireland in france you probably haven’t but we’ll tell you anyway while it looks like an island it’s actually an ancient castle-like structure called fort boyard during the 17th century construction got underway of the fort to protect and guard the harbor of rochefort and charante it would be a base for the french army under the ruling of louis xiv and would be a true masterpiece however it gained a second life in the 1990s when the french reality tv show but they probably didn’t realize how expensive it would be to build a castle in the middle of the atlantic ocean yeah super expensive so they abandoned it in 1801 napoleon bonaparte picked up the project after pondering if it could be quite useful it took centuries but it was finally finished in 1858 ford boyard measures 160 feet by 330 feet and has food storage and sleeping quarters on the ground floor the upper floors were for cannon and gun storage it could comfortably house up to 250 men at a time since then it has been used as a set on the french reality tv show la adventures in the 1990s number five giant fossilized armadillo what do you typically find when you go out for walts maybe the odd bit of rubbish a roaming cat or chewing gum stuck to the sidewalk you probably don’t usually find a giant fossilized armadillo farmer jose antonio nieves had been out for a christmas holiday stroll when he stumbled across something more exciting than old rubbish on a riverbank near a farm he discovered the shell of a glyptodont which is a prehistoric giant armadillo the three foot long shell was shutting out from the edges of a stream and it would have been there for at least 10 000 years american museum of natural history curator dr ross mcphee said that while finding an intact shell was rare it did happen the shell was partially covered in mud and antonio had dug around it to see what it was while its pristine condition made some people believe it was a hoax experts were quick to conclude that it wasn’t they said erosion quite often caused bones and similar from ancient times to be exposed the green staining on the shell also indicated that it had been exposed to the tide definitely a random and exciting find on a casual stroll number four english king richard the third skeleton under a car park it’s not every day you find an english king under a car park but you now can’t say that it’s impossible historians and enthusiasts in leicester england were interested in the story of king richard iii he had once been a prince but when his brother edward iv died in 1483 he took over the reigns of power when challenged by henry tudor richard died in 1485 in botsworth and was buried beneath the church of grave fires in leicester come in and really start ratifying that research and really confirming what they thought as well gray fire’s church was demolished back in the 16th century and no one quite knew where it used to be historians were eager to track it down and their search led to a car park knowing his remains would be underneath it they set about tracking down a relative to be able to get a dna sample and prove his identity they found a 17th generation relative and confirmed that the body beneath the car park was king richard his remains had been buried in a hurry in a poorly cut sloping grave that wasn’t long enough for his body he had 10 injuries including humiliation injuries to his pelvic region after the discovery richard’s body was reinterred in leicester cathedral number three castle island are you tired of door-to-door sales people always interrupting you at the worst time well maybe you need to take a leaf out of the mcgreevy and mcdermott family’s book and live on castle island the 0.57 acre island is in the southeast corner of lac key in ireland it’s home to mcdermott’s castle which is a castle and national monument from the 10th century to the 16th century the mack d armada was maglierg’s ruling dynasty the castle was in place from the 12th century after a fire caused by lightning the castle was rebuilt however that wasn’t the end of the bad luck after coming under siege the king of moiler cormac mcdermott was forced to surrender the mcdermott family lost the island in 1586 but that doesn’t mean it was wiped from existence in fact it’s definitely one of the strangest things found in the middle of nowhere today it is featured in episodes of a sitcom known as moonboy and it was returned to irish ownership after being put up for sale then having an offer withdrawn in 2018. number 2 the christ statue seeing the statue of christ almost 60 feet below the ocean’s surface would make any diver do a double take after all it’s not every day that jesus pops up to say hello and you’re out for a leisurely dive but the christ of the abyss statue in the protected marine area of portofino is not there by accident it was placed in san francis waters in 1954 by the costa family pioneer of diving techniques and italian diver tuilio marcante came up with the idea of a statue in memory of his friend dario gonzadi dario was the first italian to use scuba gear while diving with his head and hands raised skyward but he unfortunately died in 1947. the statue is placed near the spot where he lost his life while the statue might be strange it’s not random duilio said it was to be a reference point for divers in distress and it has become symbolic in the diving community the 8.5 foot tall bronze sculpture lost a hand from an anchor and was corroding so it underwent a restoration in 2003 it was put back in place in 2005. number one monument if you see what looks like a ufo in the distance in the mountains of bulgaria then no you’re not just seeing things it really is there strange yes but not without purpose the busluja peak in bulgaria’s mountains was the site of a battle between the turks and bulgarians in 1868. socialists under demeter blagoe then met on the peak in 1891 to plan a socialist future for bulgaria we’re gonna head down to the darkness again and see if we can find the alleyways to celebrate the government and socialist communism work on a monument began units of the bulgarian army started constructing it in 1974 and it wasn’t long until pictures of marx and lenin looked out over the area alongside a red star-shaped window which honored soviet russia while you can still visit the monument to have a look around you can’t enter it there are guards on patrol 24 7. fortunately given that it’s one of the most endangered heritage sites in europe there are plans to preserve and restore it sure cities are fun to visit and have quite a few kooky and quirky things going on but how weird is it to stumble across something utterly absurd in the middle of nowhere have you got any more to add to the list also check out our other cool stuff showing up on screen right now see you next time
15 Strangest Things Found in the Middle of Nowhere
