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Top 10 Mysterious People


Over the centuries, history is filled with wonderful tales of mysterious people - many of whom are never identified.

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Monsieur Chouchani

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nickname of a

Jewish teacher

left a very strong intellectual legacy via his students

9
The Poe Toaster

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nickname given to a

man who pays annual tribute to Poe by visiting his grave every year

started in 1949 - a century are after Poe’s death

8
Babushka Lady

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Kaspar Hauser

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6
Fulcanelli

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pseudonym of a late 19th century French Alchemist and author

5
D. B. Cooper

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Comte St Germain

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courtier, adventurer, inventor, amateur scientist, violinist, amateur composer, and a mysterious gentleman

also

skills associated with

alchemy

3
Man in the Iron Mask

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died November 1703

was a prisoner held in a number of Jails (including the Bastille) during the reign of King Louis XIV of France

To this day, no one knows who he was.

2
Gil Pérez

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Spanish soldier

suddenly appeared in Mexico City on October 26, 1593

1
Green Children of Woolpit

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were two children