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Here are my top 10 unexplained mysteries of the world. Or at least, so some people claim. I'd like to offer some rational explanations for these so-called mysteries, including the direct evidence that debunks them. Unexplained Mystery #1: Bigfoot (aka Sasquatch) He's big, he's hairy, and he's starred in his own TV show. Bigfoot is world-famous for spooking the bejesus out of hikers and hunters in North America. Scientists consider Sasquatch to be the result of folklore, misidentification and a whole lot of hoaxes. However, many people still believe these humanoid creatures exist around the world, just like the Yeti of the Himalayas. One of the most famous unexplained mysteries in the world today, Bigfoot has been described as an ape-like creature, some 6-10 feet tall, weighing more than 500 pounds, and covered in dark brown or reddish hair. Witnesses give him large eyes, a heavy brow ridge and a crested head, much like a male...

10 China’s Dwarf Village Villages in general are not strange. Villages in China are also not strange. There are many remote ones in this country, but one stands out from the others. Scientists and experts are extremely interested in the inhabitants of Yangsi, situated in the Sichuan Province. The reason? Not only are there only 80 residents in the village, but almost half of them are dwarfs. Rumor has it, according to those who live in Yangsi, that a mysterious disease befell the little village more than 60 years ago. Young children between the ages of five and seven were most affected, and the disease caused them to simply stop growing. Experts now know that stunted growth is only likely to appear in 1 in 20,000 people, so what happened in Yangsi is something very much out of the ordinary. Especially considering that historic sightings of the dwarfs claim that several hundred of them were residing in the Sichuan region at one point . As if the mystery affliction wa...

The earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people has set the stage for a potential cholera crisis in Nepal — the same country that unwittingly exported the devastating disease to Haiti after its quake five years ago. Cholera, a deadly bacterial infection that causes rapid loss of bodily fluid, is endemic to Nepal, where there have been at least two outbreaks in recent years. And last week's quake created conditions under which cholera and other water-borne diseases thrive: compromised water supply, lack of sanitation, and survivors crowded into tent camps, health officials say. Watch: Man pulled alive from rubble in Nepal "When you have people on the move, when you have people away from home, or they live in a shelter, there is a disruption in the water and sanitation system and that increases the risk of cholera," said Tarik Jasarevic, a spokesman for the World Health Organization. That was the situa...

(CNN) Australia has recalled its ambassador to Indonesia for consultations after two Australians were among eight drug smugglers executed by firing squad early Wednesday. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott called the executions "cruel and unnecessary" because both men, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, had been "fully rehabilitated" during a decade in prison. Abbott didn't say what permanent actions, if any, would be taken against Indonesia. "This is a dark moment in the relationship, but I'm sure the relationship will be restored," he said. One of the men's Indonesian lawyers, Todung Mulya Lubis tweeted his apologies. "I failed. I lost," he said. "I'm sorry." Indonesian President Joko Widodo appeared to shrug off the diplomatic recall, telling reporters that "our legal sovereignty must be respected. We also respect other countries' legal sovere...

President elect, Mohammadu Buhari, on Wednesday inaugurated a 19 member transition committee to interface with a similar committee set up by Goodluck Jonathan. Details later…

  The Director, Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, has confirmed that the troops of the Nigerian Army rescued 200 girls and 93 women during a raid on Sambisa Forest on Tuesday. When the news of the rescue was broken on the tweeter handle of the military on Tuesday, many Nigerians had gone online to speculate that the freed ladies included the Chibok schoolgirls. However, Olukolade did not confirm whether or not the Chibok girls abducted by Boko Haram on April 14, 2014 were among the rescued ladies. The Defence spokesman told punch correspondent on the telephone that the tweets were the true position of the army on its operations in Sambisa Forest. The tweets read, “Troops this (Tuesday) afternoon rescued 200 girls and 93 women from Sambisa. We cannot confirm if the Chibok girls are in the group. “The troops captured and destroyed three terrorist camps, including the notorious Tokumbere Camp in the Sambisa Forest operation. “Sambisa Fores...

The Federal Government on Wednesday expressed concern over the fuel scarcity being witnessed in some parts of the country, stating that oil marketers would on Thursday receive the sum of N156bn as payment for fuel subsidy. The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, stated this while speaking during an interview with journalists shortly after declaring open the 20th conference of Directors General of Customs of the World Customs Organisation. The minister while sympathising with Nigerians whose lives are being disrupted by queues, said the government is working hard to end the scarcity within the shortest time possible. She said despite the revenue challenges facing the government, the issue of fuel subsidy payments to oil marketers had always been prioritised by the Federal Government. For instance, she said the government had in December 2014 paid the sum of N350bn to oil marketers, noting that an additional N31bn in foreign exchange differentials had already...