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Mysteries Of The World - Study Of The Supernatural

        Mystery and the study of the unknown has always fascinated
people. The search for truth in the "uncomprehensible" has led to
many controversies. Some believe in the "supernatural", while others
simply do not. Both types of people obviously have their own
reasonings for believing or disbelieving in it. There are numerous
world famous mysteries that are still controversial and remain
"unsolved" to this day. Some of these mysteries include the Loch Ness
Monster, the Abominable Snowman, and the Bermuda Triangle.

        The Loch Ness Monster is a legendary animal that supposedly
resides in the depths of Loch Ness, a long narrow lake situated in
rural Scotland. Stories concerning the monster date back to the 6th
century A.D. The region was in complete isolation until a road was
built alongside the lake in 1933. Then large numbers of people
travelled through the region for the very first time. Over the years
thousands have reported seeing something in the lake. Most reports
depict a long neck surging from the water with a small head of a
unknown creature. Pictures have even been taken of this "creature",
but most scientists however, refuse to believe any creature of this
kind lives in the Loch Ness. They claim that most reported cases are
simply products of overactive imaginations, and as for the pictures,
scientists say they are not lucid enough to distinguish items clearly,
and some pictures are dubbed as "fake". A large number of non-
scientists believe however, that the Loch Ness is the site of a
breeding colony of large unknown aquatic animals, due to the fact that
Loch Ness was once an arm of the sea. Yearly summer investigations
have been conducted since 1963 in attempt to unravel the mystery.
Investigators have obtained films and sonar readings that indicate
that there just might be some unknown animal in the depths of the Loch
Ness. Evidence however, is inconclusive, and the controversy
continues....