Top 10 Most Controversial Discoveries In History

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These discoveries remain shrouded in controversy. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the historical discoveries that have been met with major skepticism from experts. Our countdown of the most controversial discoveries in history includes The Shroud of Turin, America’s Stonehenge, The Kensington Runestone, and more! Which historical discovery do you think has been the most controversial? Let us know in the comments below.
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@WatchMojo 7 ай бұрын

Which historical discovery do you think has been the most controversial? Let us know in the comments below. For more content like this, click here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oNeTm8mZzMjGmnk.html Don't forget to play our Live Trivia (www.watchmojo.com/play) games at 3pm EST for a chance to win cash! The faster you answer, the more points you get!

@mr.fartman 7 ай бұрын

1st

@gingaddict 7 ай бұрын

The romanoff's burial sight comes to my mind - some folk to this day still debate whether or not any of them could have survived.

@leobertoalbano 7 ай бұрын

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@pradiptakumardas6668 Ай бұрын

Not everything is about America.

@TylerMcNamer 4 ай бұрын

Piri Reis must have figured out how to travel to space, because that map fragment is so accurate!

@massmutt6173 6 ай бұрын

Saying "serious scientists" then cutting to a guy who looks like hes being electrocuted is not the edit you wanted it to be 😅

@w1ndgeneral226 7 ай бұрын

Here's an idea for a future video: *top ten weirdly good KZfaq animations. Basically KZfaq videos that are...questionable but have admittedly good animations.*

@peshvanpatel843 7 ай бұрын

I am sure Skibidi Toilet will make into the list. Although I am pretty entertained by the videos made by the creator

@w1ndgeneral226 7 ай бұрын

@@peshvanpatel843 Well that would make it one example, thanks.

@hannahlowe794 7 ай бұрын

I had so many requests during the pandemic. I didn’t see any of them play out. But I’d really like to see the 20 most evil kids in history, for one.

@Margann1987 7 ай бұрын

I have been waiting for the 20 most evil kids for a while now.

@derekflint123 4 ай бұрын

Why do you need to see a video of someone else's opinion of evil children? Are you trying to size up your own children or perhaps, yourself?

@rooktheradical1 7 ай бұрын

The info on the Shroud was suspiciously absent. Like the fringe that was carbon dated was sewn on way after the original linen was made.

@brandonreed6596 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!! Not to mention when they ran the shroud through computer imaging, the image on the shroud appeared 3-D. The first artist to be able to do this was not until 1990s I believe. They got this one wrong!

@jibbt4059 2 ай бұрын

@@brandonreed6596they took rudimentary “3d” images using the sun going back century’s, blood was tested as animals, body wrapped wouldn’t leave a perfect mirror image when unwrapped the ears and eye spread dramatically apart….. sorry another miss on Jesus’s existence

@nathaniellippert9238 2 ай бұрын

@@jibbt4059 The shroud may not be real, but the existence of Jesus is not debatable, sources outside the bible such as Jewish and roman letters mention him

@jibbt4059 2 ай бұрын

@@nathaniellippert9238 no it’s still debatable, their isn’t 100% proof he existed

@nathaniellippert9238 2 ай бұрын

@@jibbt4059 let me rephrase, it is more likely than not he existed

@bernardomello842 7 ай бұрын

The Jade Discs have great Heavy Metal music!

@victorymansions 6 ай бұрын

I thought they were Hard Rock 😅

@bernardomello842 6 ай бұрын

@@victorymansions 👏🏻

@averagenetfool 7 ай бұрын

Big miss not including the Piltdown Man.

@fahmiikhsanuddin3036 Ай бұрын

The Pyramid of Gunung Padang in Indonesia is controversial enough in their early discovery. Claimed to be older and bigger than the Pyramid of Giza, the discovery sparked so many debates among archeologist. But in the latest research found that there's no real evidence that Gunung Padang is dated to 24000 BC like its initial claim.

@leobertoalbano 7 ай бұрын

My WatchMojo Request: Top 10 Classic Social Media Sites, Top 10 Perfect Games In MLB History, Top 10 Greatest NBA Games Of All Time, Top 10 Greatest NFL Games Of All Time, Top 20 Film Firsts And Top 20 Presidents Of The United States.

@adamotto9595 7 ай бұрын

Y not make a list of the top five idiots and have u at no.1

@Margann1987 7 ай бұрын

I agree with the Top 20 Film Firsts.

@chrissterner3484 6 ай бұрын

I think they did do top presidents

@mikasa_ackerman7008 2 ай бұрын

Not everything is about the United States though not the only country in the world

@windytran8489 Ай бұрын

hate

@GingerMaster6875 7 ай бұрын

What if the Talpiot tomb was carved by someone who wasn't good at spelling? Idk, just a theory.

@seb612schuth 7 ай бұрын

No, the names are interesting but it's circumstancial evidence, as they only match statistically. The age does match, though. The propper evidence seems to indicate that it belonged to a wealthy family able to pay the work of the tomb carvers, the stonework and ornery, and the plot of land like 2 km south of Jerusalem. Apparently, Jesus' family had a plot of land in Nazareth, and we're supposed to be buried there. What I dislike is that since the 80s, the local university refuses to share any more evidence because one box was effectively stolen; and the tomb was shut because a kid got in. It is now part of a playground next to a civilian building, and the Israeli government dismisses any further investigations. There are no explanations for the three skulls inside, for the "roses" that were carved on the ossuaries, the unnamed ossuaries, and apparently there was place for an extra one that was not there. The tomb is interesting wether Jesus was buried there.

@morganelzey 7 ай бұрын

it kinda makes me mad. they know that they believed these things helped them too and in the afterlife. so ok.. why did you take them? why did you disturb them? why do you have them? are these people wanting/ expecting future humans dig up our graves?

@christigmc 7 ай бұрын

Here is how I’ve been convinced the Shroud of Turin is not a burial cloth. The shroud clearly depicts a human in 2D form. Coat your face in paint and put a cloth over it. Try pressing it on, lightly placing it on, pushing your face in etc. regardless what you do you will never get a clear 2D face. Why? We’re 3D. The radio carbon dating is a nice bonus.

@screenwriterjohn 7 ай бұрын

Well, the shroud was a miracle. But yes it is probably a crusades era hoax.

@HanginWitLucid 7 ай бұрын

See you would be right if during a segment on Unsolved Mysteries, they tested that theory with a regular phot graph and compared it to how they tested the shroud. The phot was 2D while the shroud placed a 3rd image. Weird?

@Max-kw2hp 3 ай бұрын

Jesus was black anyway

@Pepespizzeria1 Ай бұрын

Ah but you're not taking Jesus powers into account, you'll never win an argument with a delusional person

@LinkTheFusky 7 ай бұрын

5:39 Leif Erickson's men?

@ronaldilvalentinoonguda2102 7 ай бұрын

The Dare Stones are also somewhat controversial..

@Jesusandbible 7 ай бұрын

The diaries of Hitler and Jack the Ripper spring to mind.

@bullrun2772 Ай бұрын

Finally, not a cringe comment

@theultimateshield5133 2 ай бұрын

Its amazing how many religious items are here in the list and most of them can be concretely said to be fakes.

@bullrun2772 Ай бұрын

What’s the issue here with that?

@tlasjc 7 ай бұрын

Most of these are only controversial thanks to the gullibility and inability to think critically of many.

@bullrun2772 Ай бұрын

That’s not addressing the issue here you’re also doing the exact same thing you say these people are doing

@tlasjc Ай бұрын

@@bullrun2772what people and what are the issues not being addressed?

@bullrun2772 Ай бұрын

@@tlasjc I highly doubt you think or believe that you don’t know what I’m talking about it’s only because your pissed

@bullrun2772 Ай бұрын

@@tlasjc also funny that you act like you don’t know my comment when I commented to you lol it’s like your pretending your comment isn’t there 😂

@tlasjc Ай бұрын

@@bullrun2772 why don’t you answer the question instead of pretending to be a mind reader. I have no idea what you’re talking about.

@stevekoller3314 7 ай бұрын

Top Ten Classic Sci-Fi Novels.

@derekflint123 4 ай бұрын

Anything by Phillip k. Dick.

@bullrun2772 Ай бұрын

Yes, we need this. Come on watch watch my Mojo didn’t want about books once in general, but yeah agreed.

@dalebarclay5185 7 ай бұрын

Top10 unheard of british serial killers/ Criminals

@mikitz 7 ай бұрын

No Piltdown man?

@nellidivina5280 3 ай бұрын

Could america's stonehenge be built by the vikings?

@nova2512 6 ай бұрын

8:50 *There is an expert that believes it is real & has actual scientific proof. He had a show on the history channel, and that’s where you got the clips for the American stone henge entry. He’s a forensic geologist, the government actually hired him to do tests on the impact site at the pentagon after 911. Well the story of the stone is that a farmer pulled a tree over with his tractor and the stone was tangled up in the roots. Well he identified white marks on the stone as discoloration from tree roots exerting pressure on the stone for years. He found the marks in the inscription itself so he knew that was old as well. There’s a whole other aspect about the kind of x that was used but that’s a whole different can of worms.*

@derekflint123 4 ай бұрын

Pretty sure it was pulled up by horse power considering it was the 1890s. That said, I believe the Kensington stone is real. Think the geologist's name is Scott Wolthers.

@HooHoo-7 2 күн бұрын

Antikythera mechanism?

@bernardomello842 7 ай бұрын

Uranus

@Max-kw2hp 3 ай бұрын

No! Yours!

@filmtheory783 2 ай бұрын

Antarctica was ice free? But everyone won't shut up about Antarctica melting

@mattparkin7224 2 ай бұрын

If you don't know about there being land under antarctica, I really don't think you know enough to be judging people for their views on climate change...

@filmtheory783 2 ай бұрын

@@mattparkin7224 its not widely known that Antarctica where it winter 24/7 and is a ocean has land underneath it just let go stop with the climate change nonsense and let people live they're life how they want YOU don't like plastic bags FINE but other people who are you do like them so stop assuming everyone hates what you hate

@mattparkin7224 2 ай бұрын

@@filmtheory783 mate. You're the epitome of the dunning-krueger effect. It's absolutely common knowledge.

@filmtheory783 2 ай бұрын

@@mattparkin7224 take the L your wrong

@mattparkin7224 2 ай бұрын

@@filmtheory783 I can't believe they let people like you have computers

@carlosgarza400 23 күн бұрын

Why do the AA guys like that?

@MPYarnall 6 ай бұрын

It's AD, not CE

@jorgeadairramos7469 7 ай бұрын

Hello good afternoon

@Pondy33 Ай бұрын

Shroud of Turin has also been carbon dated to the time of Jesus from another sample

@windytran8489 Ай бұрын

Top 10 Most Controversial Discoveries In History? i understand

@artistikvip 2 ай бұрын

"they were clearly important to the society. they were found in chinese tombs..." so we took them and put them here, and now were talking about them with ironic respect.

@bullrun2772 Ай бұрын

So basically you lost a plot

@ronaldmalfoy 6 күн бұрын

ancient alien people make me so mad!!!!

@vintilaalexandru610 7 ай бұрын

Mamma ia not the law .... I AM THE LAW!!

@bblizzy4141 Ай бұрын

Carbon dating is very inaccurate

@A_A_K_01 7 ай бұрын

Top 10 most disliked video of WatchMojo

@jcapo5 Ай бұрын

You should check your shroud research. The carbon dating was proved wrong. They didn't do it correctly and was used on a corner of the piece. They also found samples of other material such as polin that dates it amd traces the location to being around the timeline of Jesus

@JohnDoe-kb3nm 23 күн бұрын

Anything religion related is always deemed as not enough evidence… it says a lot about what the scientific communities goal is…

@BrainStormFacts1 2 ай бұрын

wow

@waittillfamewtf2385 7 ай бұрын

Horrible Histories ☠️

@ossielflores5285 7 ай бұрын

And why hasn’t anyone ever mentioned that about the sheet of Turin? I think the only explanation I can give for Jesus Christ entire body being put onto that sheet is through him, turning into light and ascending into heaven

@-saklo-2256 3 ай бұрын

LOL 🤣🤣

@nickbutler7550 2 ай бұрын

Wtf😂

@xtscarfacem8255 27 күн бұрын

"The ONLY explanation "??? Cmon😂

@cjefferson3 7 ай бұрын

Nazca Mummies!

@OneBirdAllStoned 4 ай бұрын

Finding the tomb where Jesus was put should be easy. Just look for a giant rock

@myevilgummybear 3 ай бұрын

Listen I'm not religious at all okay but I have respect for religion. Look back at the history and see who is the one that discovered our calendars our ability to track time and so on. All done by the church. Have some freaking respect it's not BCE as the freaking they crying them. It's BC and if you don't have respect for it stop using the things that they invented.

@tiktokgirl007 6 ай бұрын

This video is just a big let down

@bullrun2772 Ай бұрын

Wrong it’s the stupid comment section

@ossielflores5285 7 ай бұрын

How do u explain the x-ray I guess you can call it of Jesus Christ entire body.

@chrismeulen8108 7 ай бұрын

1. it's not Jesus..... 2. it's dated from the 13th century, that's 1300 years later. 3. sweat/body fluids from a person lying on the thing for a long time. so yes, it was most likely used to wrap up a dead guy, but it sure as hell wasn't Jesus.

@mistereldorado1463 Ай бұрын

Science ☝🏻🤓

@prabhatdwivedi4141 28 күн бұрын

codexgigas

@shawnstory8990 7 ай бұрын

You just destroyed half of the history channels programming LO. L.

@bullrun2772 Ай бұрын

I mean, duh, but this so dumb of a comment at the same time

@lestherdelavega6827 Ай бұрын

Of course Israel would say the Jesus thumb is fake

@bullrun2772 Ай бұрын

I highly doubt you bothered or think like they are hiding something it’s only because you hate Jews

@MrWsbird 7 ай бұрын

You kissed me FIRST!

@Jeremiah_Rivers76 7 ай бұрын

What?

@Reaperguy67 7 ай бұрын

So nobody else asked if you are

@noelendozo7986 7 ай бұрын

Top 10 things Alex Jones was right

@garyfrazier5414 7 ай бұрын

How can you have a top ten of zero things?

@Grimlock1979 7 ай бұрын

@@garyfrazier5414 That reminds me of the song by the bloodhound gang: ten coolest things about new jersey. :P

@luisangel6974 Ай бұрын

😭

@bazilio59 2 ай бұрын

This video is misleading 🚮🚮🚮

@TriggerHappyHindu Ай бұрын

How?

@mindfreaktsa7680 Ай бұрын

Care to explain why also? Or do you just comment for the heck of it?

@bullrun2772 Ай бұрын

I explained back up your point/show evidence

@samuelmiraz8006 Ай бұрын

@@TriggerHappyHinduthat he can't answer

@gwnben 29 күн бұрын

Proving the point of the title of the video

@garyfrazier5414 7 ай бұрын

Yup. Publicity stunts. Lisa knows. Listen to her.😅

@bearkimhongwit3735 7 ай бұрын

White Guy

@Panwere36 7 ай бұрын

The supposed "explanation" behind the Shroud was debunked.

@Brian-gh7fj 3 ай бұрын

So does that mean the cloth was real or not real?

@Panwere36 3 ай бұрын

@@Brian-gh7fj, it lends more credibility to it being the real thing. The method they claimed was something from a "post-modernist" POV, and would never have being thought of back then. It means that they cannot explain it away.

@Brian-gh7fj 3 ай бұрын

Oh cool!

@mrsugar2352 Ай бұрын

Just watch the Why Files this page is dead

@amirahmednur1631 28 күн бұрын

Jesus ain’t white so that can’t be Jesus 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

@sarahcatherine9441 7 ай бұрын

I am not sure how you can call the belief that the Shroud of Turin is a fringe theory. It is excepted by the Catholic Church, and like a billion people considered themselves Catholics…. Maybe look up what “fringe theory” means 🤷🏻‍♀️

@canbest7668 7 ай бұрын

Debunked

@Shinzon23 7 ай бұрын

I consider the Bible itself to be a cult totem. So, suck it Bible thumper

@dylan15243 7 ай бұрын

Accepted or excepted?

@CaptainXJ 7 ай бұрын

It's all made up bro

@Areniapixie 7 ай бұрын

It’s not accepted by them though, they have never passed judgement on its authenticity. They don’t officially recognize it as a “relic”. They will keep it that way, they don’t have to lie yet it still draws in the gullible