- You know, scientists believe
that we've only explored about 5% of the ocean, so
the things on this list might just be the tip of the iceberg. (water gurgling) Here are the 10 weirdest
things ever found in the ocean. (water gurgling) Number 10 is Blackbeard's
ship, Queen Anne's Revenge. (water gurgling) Born around 1960 in Bristol, England, Edward Teach grew up to become one of the most notorious
pirates in history, the infamous Blackbeard. In 1717, Blackbeard
captured a French slave ship and renamed it Queen Anne's Revenge. Not long before his death in 1718, the ship was run aground and
was thought to be lost forever. That was, until November 21, 1996, when a private research
team led by Mike Daniel finally discovered the 103
foot long ship's remains in the Atlantic Ocean. 1.6 miles off the coast of North Carolina, the site is still being evacuated, and to date, over 280,000
artifacts have been salvaged. But the ship wasn't just
loaded with coins and jewels. They also found 31 cannons
from different countries, makeshift ammunition, like canvas bags stuffed with lead and nails,
and medical equipment, including syringes that
would inject mercury to treat syphilis. Yikes, what a time to be alive. (water gurgling) Number nine are Jurassic microbes. (water gurgling) It's hard to believe anything
from the Jurassic period could still be alive. But a study released in 2012 announced that ancient microbes had, in fact, been found buried deep in the ocean. A team of scientists
from Denmark and Germany, led by Hans Roy, went searching for life in some of the most
barren places on earth. In the Pacific Ocean near the equator and North Pacific Gyre current system, the biologists drilled 92 feet into the ocean floor to
study read clay core samples. Buried in that clay, they found microbes that were still alive, but just barely. Despite not having access to
food or oxygen for centuries. Dang, I get hangry if I
don't have second breakfast, so I don't know how these things
survived 86 million years, but let's continue. The organisms were still using oxygen and had a metabolism,
only it was really slow. The discovery was huge for science because it proved yet again that life can survive the impossible. (water gurgling) Number eight is the blobfish. (water gurgling) The ocean is filled
with beautiful wonders, but not if you're the
Psychrolutes microporos, better known as the blobfish or fathead. The blobfish looks more like something you'd blow out of your
nose during a bad cold than a mysterious sea creature. They were first discovered back in 1983, but the world's saddest looking fish was probably best left in
the depths of the ocean where it came from. The blobfish can grow up to 12 inches long and are usually found at
depths of nearly 4000 feet in southern oceans around Australia, New Zealand, and Tasmania. They don't look quite so gross
in their natural habitat, because their gelatinous bodies are able to stand the immense
pressure of the deep sea. Because they are slightly less
dense than the ocean waters, they're able to stay afloat
just above the sea floor. Once out of the water, though, they really feel the weight of the world, or gravity, and become
less fish, more blob. (water gurgling) Number seven is an underwater gallery. (water gurgling) Not everything we find in the ocean was lost centuries ago. In 2006, British artist and sculptor, Jason deCaires Taylor,
didn't find something, but created the first
underwater sculpture park. He created the park in Molinere Bay off the coast of Grenada. Since then, he co-founded
the Museo Subacuatico de Arte off the coast of Cancun, Mexico, in 2009. And on January 10th, he
opened the Museo Atlantico off the coast of Spain. It was 14 meters below the
surface of the Atlantic Ocean. His sculptures are life-sized
figures of people and things that depict everything from watching TV to the refugee crisis. They're usually modeled from local people and then cast with a pH
neutral marine cement. The cement is textured so that over time the sculptures will develop
into artificial coral reefs as the local marine life take them over. The result is a permanent
and eerie underwater world of human figures, frozen in
time and surrounded by sea life. (water gurgling) Number six is garbage island. (water gurgling) One of the earliest
lessons that we're taught is not to litter. But, a look out your window will tell you that we aren't exactly the best at getting rid of our garbage. That became even clearer in the mid-1980s, when researchers first
described high concentrations of garbage clumped together in the ocean. There are five major garbage patches around the world, with the biggest being the Great Pacific Garbage
Patch in the Pacific Ocean. The patches form when waste and debris, especially plastic, get
caught in ocean currents and gradually group together. They aren't actually solid
masses and can be spread out. The Great Pacific Garbage
Patch was estimated to weigh 7 million tons and
to be twice the size of Texas. And scientists think
it could double in size over the next decade. Unfortunately, there's not
a real island of garbage where we could send horrible
people and politicians, but there are still huge amounts of waste polluting our oceans and killing wildlife. (water gurgling) Number five are manganese mystery balls. (water gurgling) In 1873, scientists
discovered round metal balls at the bottom of the ocean. But, over 140 years later, just why they form is still a mystery. The balls can range from an inch to as big as a bowling ball, and consist of manganese hydroxide that develops layers of metal over a core of a tiny fragment of rock or fossil. The layers can contain
all sorts of other metals, like copper, zinc, and cobalt. They also take incredibly long to develop, with just a few millimeters
taking a million years to form. Because they're so slow,
scientists are able to use them to study the earth's history. They've been found all over the world, but have always been thought
to be the most common in the Pacific Ocean. That was until January of 2015, when German scientists found
the largest ever deposit at the bottom of the Atlantic. Up to 18,000 feet below
the water's surface. This could actually be a huge resource for the tech industry that
uses rare earth metals in high-tech electronics. (water gurgling) Number four is the lost city of Krishna. (water gurgling) Today, Dwarka, located
in the northwest of India may seem like a normal coastal city. But it's thousands of years of history are much closer than they appear. Dwarka translates as gateway
to heaven in Sanskrit, and is a place of pilgrimage for Hindus. It's also home to a 2500 year old temple dedicated to the Hindu god Krishna. In Hindu mythology, Dwarka
was Krishna's kingdom and had over 900,000
royal palaces and temples. That story came to life in 2001 when oceanographers accidentally
discovered the remains of an ancient city 120
feet below the water nearby in the gulf of Cambay. They found stone walls,
the outline of roadways, and the remains of a port, as well as all sorts of artifacts from the lost civilization, including pottery, beads, and sculptures. Even human bones and teeth were found and carbon dated over 9500 years old. It's believed that the city was flooded thousands of years ago before it sank to the bottom of the ocean. (water gurgling) Number three is the ghost
war fleet, Chuuk Lagoon. (water gurgling) In the Pacific Ocean, 1100
miles northeast of New Guinea, lies Chuuk Lagoon, or Truk
Lagoon, as it's also known. The lagoon is spotted
with several islands, which were used as the Japanese
base of naval operations in the Pacific during World War Two. During that time, many military munitions and vehicles were transported there. On February 17, 1944, the U.S. military commenced Operation Hailstone, an aircraft bombing run against the ships stationed in the lagoon,
and ended up obliterating the defending Japanese naval forces. The Japanese lost 12
warships, 32 merchant ships, and 275 aircraft in that attack. Their exploded and rusted
metal machine corpses still lie scattered around
Truk Lagoon to this day, making it the worlds
largest ship graveyard in existence. In addition to the ships,
ammunition, military supplies, soldier gear, and many personal
items lie down there too, in an almost untouched state. Creepy. (water gurgling) Number two is the Baltic anomaly. (water gurgling) On June 19th, 2011, the
Swedish dive team, Ocean X, were searching for an old shipwreck in the depths of the Bohemian Sea at the center of the Baltic Sea, between Sweden and Finland. But instead, they discovered a mysterious huge circular rock formation partially buried in the sea floor. The giant rock contains
limonite and granite, but could also contain metal. It hasn't been completely unearthed, but sonar scans show that
it's 10 to 13 feet thick and 200 feet in diameter, sitting on a 26 foot tall stone pillar. They also found other
rock formations nearby that look like a 300 foot long runway and a set of stairs that
appear to be leading down into a dark hole. Most scientists believe
it formed naturally, possibly during the last ice age, but that definitely hasn't stopped others from speculating that the strange rocks could be the remains
of an old fishing boat, a sunken ship from World War Two, or even even evidence of
an alien crash landing. (water gurgling) And number one is Cleopatra's lost city. (water gurgling) Explores may still be
looking for Atlantis, but in 2000, French marine archeologist, Franck Goddio, may have
found the next best thing, the lost city of Heracleion, once ruled by the Egyptian
Queen of the Nile, Cleopatra. The city was discovered
only 30 feet underwater at the mouth of the Nile in Aboukir Bay, in the Mediterranean Sea, 20 miles from the ancient
city of Alexandria. The city dates all the way
back to the 12th Century B.C., and it was at least partially built on stilts over the water before
it sunk over 1500 years ago. Before it was found, the
city had only been mentioned as a place visited by Helen of
Troy in a few ancient texts. Goddio and his team had accidentally found the lost palace and the
temple of Cleopatra. They also found treasures
like gold coins and charms and uncovered stone sphinxes, massive 16 foot tall
statues of Egyptian gods, as well as the sarcophagus
of an unknown Pharaoh. (water gurgling) The ocean is a mad place, but I hope you guys enjoyed this episode. On the right, you'll find
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