Top 16 Tales of Unexpected Discoveries That'll Leave You in Awe!

3. An Unusual 17th-Century Painting Discovered Behind Oscar de la Renta's Office Wall

Location: France's Paris Year Found: 2019 Estimated Value: $1.5-2 million* Oscar de la Renta is a well-known high-end fashion designer with locations across the globe. In Paris, France, contractors discovered a seventeenth-century artwork concealed behind an arbitrary wall during the opening of a new store. The 10' by 20' artwork showed a marquis entering Jerusalem's holy city accompanied by his courtiers.

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Behind the wall of Oscar de la Renta's office, a rare 17th-century painting was discovered @TheSunOnline/Pinterest The artwork was probably made by a court painter employed by Louis XIV of France, and it was kept out of the hands of Nazi looters who destroyed France in World War II. Charles Le Brun, the court artist who Louis XIV dubbed the "greatest French painter" in history, may have created the artwork.

4. A "Ghost Ship" discovered in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean was full of food but had no occupants.

Location: Portugal's coast, in the Atlantic Ocean Year Found: 1827 Estimated Value: $36,513* Possibly one of the spookiest things on this list is this. In 1872, the double-masted ship Mary Celeste sailed from New York to Italy. It was discovered one month later by a Canadian ship in the vicinity of Portugal. When the Canadian sailors saw that no one was on board, they boarded the other ship.

"Ghost Ship" Loaded with Food, But No One Is on Board Found on YouTube/JoBlo Horror Trailers in the Middle of the Atlantic Ocean They came upon an extremely odd discovery. There was no one on board the Mary Celeste, despite the ship being supplied with food and water for six months. There was just one lifeboat missing from the ship; the others were all intact. One of the biggest—and scariest—mysteries in maritime history is still what happened to the individuals on board. There were tales of sea monsters, pirate attacks, and carnivorous seaweed.