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Antarctica is the coldest place on Earth and is the fifth-largest continent in the world. But it also is undoubtedly one of the most mysterious places on Earth. Despite it only being officially discovered in 1820, what is fascinating is that it features on a map drawn in the 1500s, which we know was based on older source maps. Nobody in the 1500s was supposed to be aware of its existence. But the fact it that they were..
So, how did the ancients know about Antarctica? Is it possible that we are dealing with the remnants of a lost civilization that once inhabited Antarctica? And what are some of the strangest and most shocking facts about this frozen continent?
So, how did the ancients know about Antarctica? Is it possible that we are dealing with the remnants of a lost civilization that once inhabited Antarctica? And what are some of the strangest and most shocking facts about this frozen continent?
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00:00I didn't know about that enormous crater that's in Antarctica.
00:13Joe Rogan just announced the terrifying truth about Antarctica.
00:17Antarctica is the coldest place on Earth and is the fifth largest continent in the world,
00:22but it also is undoubtedly one of the most mysterious places on Earth,
00:26despite it only being officially discovered in 1820.
00:30What is fascinating is that it features on a map drawn in the 1500s,
00:34which we know was based on older source maps.
00:38Now, what the fuck is it doing on a map drawn in the 1500s
00:42when nobody knew it existed in the 1500s?
00:45To me, the obvious answer is we are dealing with the fingerprints of a lost civilization.
00:49Nobody in the 1500s was supposed to be aware of its existence,
00:53but the fact is that they were.
00:56So how did the ancients know about Antarctica?
01:00Is it possible that we are dealing with the remnants of a lost civilization
01:03that once inhabited Antarctica?
01:06And what are some of the strangest and most shocking facts about this frozen continent?
01:11We'll find out in the new episode of Secret Origins.
01:15Welcome.
01:15The continent of Antarctica is sparsely populated,
01:27housing less than 10,000 inhabitants despite its enormous landmass of 13.66 million square kilometers.
01:36As one of the most uninhabited places in the world,
01:38it has sparked significant exploration efforts and many have tried to unveil its deepest secrets.
01:44Joe Rogan, potentially the world's most popular podcaster, is one such person.
01:51Over the years, his podcast has featured numerous scientists and explorers
01:55who have shared previously unknown secrets about this remote region.
02:00Joe Rogan's podcast has been running for over a decade.
02:04During this time, he and his guests have proposed a wide range of fascinating theories and arguments,
02:09so it's rare to see Joe Rogan utterly taken aback.
02:13But in a 2022 episode of his podcast,
02:16he received a shocking revelation about Antarctica that left him stunned.
02:21In August 2022, Joe Rogan hosted fellow podcaster and comedian Sam Tripoli.
02:27During their discussion, Sam explained the events of Operation High Jump.
02:31Have you ever heard of Operation High Jump?
02:35A military exercise that took place in Antarctica in the mid-20th century.
02:40This operation was said to involve President Harry Truman, Nazis, and even extraterrestrials.
02:46In reality, Operation High Jump, officially titled
02:50The United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program, did exist.
02:55The exercise was carried out from 1946 to 1947 and was led by Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd.
03:03On February 1, 1947, the expedition, scheduled for eight months of work,
03:08arrived in Antarctica in the area of Queen Maud Land.
03:11Rear Admiral Byrd's expedition was considered strictly scientific,
03:16but it was funded by the U.S. Navy.
03:18They went to Antarctica accompanied by the aircraft carrier Casablanca,
03:2225 planes and seven helicopters on board,
03:25a submarine, an icebreaker, and 12 tankers,
03:29on which there were 4,800 people.
03:31At the time, the official statement was that the expedition's main mission
03:35was to find coal and other resources,
03:38train military personnel in extremely cold conditions,
03:41while evaluating the feasibility of establishing military bases in Antarctica.
03:46Meanwhile, we can't help but wonder why they needed 32 planes,
03:4913 ships, nearly 5,000 people, many of whom died afterwards.
03:55President Truman and the American government had been curious about Antarctica,
03:59particularly as the region was largely untapped.
04:02They were interested in establishing American sovereignty over the area.
04:06However, Sam explained to Joe that,
04:08according to journals written by Admiral Byrd,
04:11the Navy commander had reportedly made contact with Nazi UFOs.
04:15Slater learned that the real purpose of the mission
04:17was to retrieve the missing Nazi leaders from their base in Antarctica.
04:21Large-scale work on aerial photography was carried out.
04:24A polar station was equipped,
04:26then many strange messages appeared on the air.
04:28They are attacking us.
04:30We are suffering heavy losses.
04:32It is not known who Rear Admiral Byrd was at war with,
04:35but on March 3, 1947,
04:38all work was suddenly stopped
04:40and the expedition hurriedly returned to America.
04:42But how did the Nazi happen to be on Antarctica?
04:46In January 1939,
04:48a German expedition reached the continent of Antarctica,
04:51claiming a part of its land.
04:53This region was named New Swabia
04:55and has been the subject of many legends.
04:57Rumors spread that not only was a secret base established on its territory,
05:02but it also served as Adolf Hitler's last refuge.
05:05Some even suggested that the Germans discovered
05:07a whole system of ice caves in Antarctica
05:09where they built a massive city.
05:11Sam claimed that the Nazis had negotiated a deal with extraterrestrials
05:15to utilize their advanced technology during World War II.
05:19It is unclear why this technology was not used in the actual war
05:22or why the aliens remained in Antarctica after the conflict.
05:26According to Sam,
05:27Operation Highjump's leaders eventually returned to President Truman,
05:30forming him that they had to make a deal with the aliens.
05:33President supposedly complied,
05:35allowing the aliens to conduct experiments on humans.
05:38Remarkably, these experiments were said to have been conducted
05:41in our national parks and forests.
05:44This intriguing tale extends to the story of the missing 4-11,
05:48a series of unresolved cases involving individuals
05:51who have disappeared in national parks across the USA.
05:54The missing 4-11 chronicles sudden disappearances on national lands,
05:59with many of the missing individuals seemingly sharing several common characteristics.
06:04While much of Sam's account appears to be a grand conspiracy theory,
06:08it does raise questions about what truly happens in Antarctica
06:12and the nature of the military exercises conducted there.
06:16One of the significant reasons why Antarctica is sparsely populated
06:22is unsurprisingly due to its extreme cold.
06:25Antarctica's chilling climate is widely known,
06:28but many people often underestimate how cold it can be.
06:31Over the years, this secluded and scenic place has attracted numerous adventurers,
06:36whether for digging, running, skiing, or hiking.
06:39However, to survive, these adventurers must abide by a strict dress code
06:44and continually adjust their attire to accommodate the harsh weather conditions.
06:49Joe Rogan once interviewed Colin O'Brady,
06:52one of the world's renowned adventurers and endurance athletes.
06:55Colin gained fame after completing the first solo,
06:58unsupported, human-powered crossing of Antarctica's landmass in 2018.
07:03In an episode, Colin spoke about his entire journey
07:06and the measures he had to take to endure the brutal climate.
07:09Interestingly, Colin was not exaggerating about the danger of sweating in Antarctica.
07:13According to the official tourism website for Antarctica,
07:17there is a stern warning against sweating, particularly in the winter.
07:22You know, people who have been in the polar environments will say is,
07:25if you sweat, you die.
07:26This is because sweating saturates your clothes with moisture,
07:30which can freeze the outer layer of your outfit.
07:32As you start to warm up, these frozen layers can melt,
07:36leading to potentially harmful consequences.
07:38This can be particularly challenging for someone like Colin,
07:42who had to do a considerable amount of physical exertion,
07:46including lifting and moving.
07:47While some people may enjoy cold climates,
07:51surviving in an environment where sweating could endanger your life
07:54doesn't seem appealing.
07:56If you ever plan to visit Antarctica,
07:58it's essential to keep your sweating in check.
08:01By this point, it's clear that venturing into Antarctica isn't straightforward.
08:07Given the extremely cold climate and the threat of frostbite,
08:11the continent isn't necessarily the most welcoming destination.
08:16Here's the thing, though.
08:17Even if you did want to visit Antarctica,
08:19there's a limit to how much you would be able to do that.
08:21This is because of something called the Antarctic Treaty System.
08:25In 1959, a treaty was signed between 12 countries.
08:29Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Chile, France, Japan, New Zealand,
08:35Norway, South Africa, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the USSR.
08:41The Antarctic Treaty essentially states
08:43that the continent doesn't belong to any single country.
08:47Just as well,
08:48all countries agree to pretty much respect the rights of each other
08:51on the continent and only use it for research and a little bit of tourism.
08:55The entire point of the treaty is to ensure that the environment is protected
08:59and that no man-made activity,
09:02including and especially industrialization and war,
09:05can threaten the biodiversity of the continent.
09:08The Antarctic Treaty only ensures that all human activity in Antarctica
09:11is properly planned and managed.
09:14From tourism and exploration to scientific research,
09:17everything needs to be done in accordance with the treaty rules and regulations.
09:23While it doesn't prevent tourists or military personnel
09:25from being present in Antarctica,
09:28anyone looking to be present on this continent
09:30will need a permit from a treaty party.
09:32Antarctica's underground lakes exploration,
09:35as well as the Antarctic Ocean,
09:37has been pretty extensive over the past few decades.
09:40In the 1970s,
09:42scientists came upon a major breakthrough
09:44that demonstrated just how much of this region
09:47has been untapped since the dawn of time.
09:50They discovered that an entirely different ecosystem
09:52was existing and thriving in the Antarctic waters.
09:56To date,
09:57an estimated 400 lakes have been found
09:59beneath the surface of the Antarctic floor.
10:02These lakes sit under three kilometers of ice.
10:06Scientists believe that the lakes were formed
10:08during the separation of Antarctica from Gondwana Land,
10:12a supercontinent that broke up during the Jurassic period.
10:16Thanks to underwater pressure,
10:18the lakes have managed to continue flowing all these years
10:21instead of just freezing up and becoming moving blocks of ice.
10:24Lake Vostok,
10:25which was discovered in the 1990s,
10:27remains the largest subglacial lake discovered in the region.
10:31Lying at 2.5 kilometers below the ice,
10:34the lake at a temperature that clocked in at minus 3 degrees,
10:38despite being covered by ice for 20 million years.
10:41Lakes like this have also been found
10:43to hold existing ecosystems of microorganisms.
10:46Even though these species
10:48haven't been exposed to light in millions of years,
10:51they continue to exist and thrive
10:53thanks to gases like methane and ammonium,
10:56which they can use to create energy.
10:59The world's oldest pyramid,
11:01whenever you hear about pyramids,
11:03your mind most likely races off to reference Egypt.
11:07Hey, we've all been there.
11:08The pyramids of Giza
11:09are the most popular pyramids in the world,
11:12showing a massive ingenuity and creativity on their own.
11:16However, what if the Egyptian pyramids
11:18aren't the oldest in the world?
11:19Back in 2016,
11:22satellites hovering above the Antarctic region
11:24found something rather strange.
11:26A weird formation that appeared to be peering out from the ice.
11:29It appeared that the ice had melted away,
11:32and this formation was pretty much
11:34peeking its little nose out on the region.
11:37It was difficult to reach.
11:39Scientists believe that this was the top of a man-made pyramid
11:43that was erected hundreds of thousands of years ago.
11:46At the very least,
11:48the fact that there are man-made pyramids in Antarctica
11:51tends to lend some credence to the belief
11:53that humans actually settled in this area
11:56before we knew anything.
11:58Some scientists even believe
12:00that these pyramids show
12:01that there was an entire civilization of humans
12:04that lived in this region.
12:06However, for now,
12:08it is impossible to gather much evidence,
12:10since that area is pretty much inaccessible.
12:13Still, though,
12:15what are the possibilities
12:16that a place so cold and uninhabitable as Antarctica
12:20could actually have held a civilization of people?
12:23Artifacts dating back thousands of years have been found,
12:27leading some to theorize
12:29that an ancient culture existed on Earth
12:31before modern humans.
12:33In 2017,
12:34a team of geologists
12:35from the Alfred Waggoner Institute
12:37for Polar Marine Research in Germany
12:39went to Antarctica
12:41and collected core samples
12:42from deep within its frozen seafloor.
12:45Their objective was to analyze
12:47what the continent's climate
12:48might have been like in earlier times,
12:50and what they found
12:51was quite interesting.
12:53Essentially,
12:53the geological team
12:55is hypothesizing
12:56that while Antarctica's climate today
12:58might not support much life,
13:00it wasn't necessarily always like that.
13:03Antarctica has survived a meteorite hit.
13:06Meteorites are among
13:07the biggest harbingers of extinction
13:09in the known universe.
13:11Whenever a meteorite hits a planet or a surface,
13:14it is pretty much a recipe for catastrophe.
13:16Just think back to the dinosaurs.
13:18Those animals were probably living on their own
13:20in their own prehistoric utopia,
13:23and boom,
13:24a meteorite hit,
13:25and the planet quite literally had to start again.
13:28Interestingly, however,
13:30it appears that there was
13:31an even bigger meteorite hit
13:32that took place in Antarctica,
13:34one which could predate the dinosaurs
13:37and which,
13:38according to sources
13:39including Joe Rogan himself,
13:41could have been much worse.
13:43Recently,
13:44Joe had YouTube-earned
13:46independent researcher
13:47Jimmy Corsetti,
13:48as well as content creator
13:50and author Ben Van Kerwijk
13:51on his podcast.
13:53In it,
13:54the three men spoke extensively
13:56on ancient humans
13:57as well as their ability
13:58to survive extinction-level events.
14:00As part of this monologue,
14:02Joe pulled up
14:03an interesting report.
14:04According to reports,
14:06this meteorite crater
14:07was discovered back in 2006
14:10in a joint mission
14:11organized by NASA
14:12and the German Aerospace Center.
14:14The objective of this mission
14:16had been to try and measure regularities
14:18in the Earth's gravitational field,
14:21which would then show
14:22the distribution of mass
14:23across the planet,
14:24as well as changes in the metric.
14:27Over time,
14:28scientists have come to believe
14:30that the meteorite responsible
14:32for creating a massive crater
14:33in Antarctica
14:34could have triggered
14:35a global extinction-level event.
14:38This belief stems from the idea
14:40that the collision caused
14:42an enormous amount of dust
14:43to rise into the atmosphere,
14:45rendering the entire planet
14:46hostile towards all forms of life.
14:49In this scenario,
14:51months of darkness
14:52and caustic acid rain
14:53would have rendered
14:54the planet uninhabitable,
14:56yet a few primordial shellfish
14:59managed to survive this fallout.
15:01These resilient shellfish
15:03would have evolved
15:03to become the ancestors
15:05of the dinosaurs,
15:06which ended up becoming
15:07the dominant species
15:08on the planet
15:09for the next 200 million years
15:11before another meteorite
15:13came and wiped them out.
15:14Antarctica,
15:15as we mentioned earlier,
15:17is a highly secluded place.
15:19Gaining access to the continent
15:20can be tricky
15:21unless you have
15:22a clearly defined objective.
15:23Even if you managed
15:25to gain access to Antarctica,
15:27you wouldn't be able
15:28to explore it in its entirety.
15:31Tourists, hikers, and others
15:32are only granted access
15:34to a small portion
15:35of the landmass,
15:37where they can engage
15:38in activities
15:38and enjoy the sites.
15:40Several sectors of the continent
15:41are closed off,
15:43accessible only to researchers
15:44and military personnel.
15:47Think of these regions
15:48as the Area 51 of Antarctica.
15:51No one really knows
15:52what is going on there,
15:53and many suspect
15:54that it could be
15:55a secretive spot
15:56where experiments
15:57or other operations
15:58are carried out.
16:00According to some sources,
16:01people who have attempted
16:02to sneak into these
16:04restricted areas
16:05have been seized
16:05and immediately taken inside
16:07by guards.
16:08No one has been able
16:09to report what happens
16:10after that,
16:11and it's widely believed
16:12that these individuals
16:14were never seen
16:15or heard from again.
16:16The official explanation
16:18is that these areas
16:19are off-limits
16:20because governments
16:21are trying to protect
16:22biodiversity
16:23and potentially endangered
16:25species residing there.
16:27However,
16:28it wouldn't be surprising
16:29if there's something else,
16:30something a bit fishy,
16:32happening in this region.
16:34It all just seems
16:35a little too strange,
16:37doesn't it?
16:37One other weird phenomenon
16:39is called
16:40the third man factor.
16:42If you're not an explorer
16:43or a daredevil,
16:45there's a chance
16:46you might never have
16:47encountered this phenomenon.
16:48However,
16:49for many who have ventured
16:50into remote places
16:51like Antarctica,
16:53this phenomenon
16:53seems as real as daylight.
16:55The third man factor
16:56is a term used
16:57to describe
16:58the overwhelming sense
16:59of another presence,
17:01especially when
17:02insignificant distress
17:03or facing great danger.
17:05People often describe it
17:06as a feeling
17:06like there's someone
17:07walking with them
17:08or guiding them
17:09even though
17:09they're alone.
17:11Due to Antarctica's
17:12unusual periods
17:13of light and darkness,
17:15many visitors to the continent
17:16have reported feeling
17:17this sensation.
17:19Some have even claimed
17:20to have experienced
17:21hallucinations
17:22and seen shadows
17:23cast by nothing
17:24while traversing
17:24the region's
17:25seemingly infinite plane.
17:27One notable encounter
17:28occurred in the early 1900s
17:30when Sir Ernest Shackleton,
17:32a famous British explorer,
17:34led an expedition
17:35to Antarctica.
17:36His expedition,
17:37which ran from
17:38August 1914
17:39to January 1917,
17:42sought to be the first
17:43to traverse
17:44the Antarctic continent
17:45by land.
17:46According to Shackleton's
17:47accounts,
17:48he and his two companions
17:49were trying to travel
17:51by boat
17:51to South Georgia Island.
17:53They decided to stop
17:54and search for food
17:55and shelter.
17:57During their trek,
17:58the companions
17:59suddenly felt the presence
18:00of a fourth person
18:01walking with them.
18:02They walked for 36 hours
18:04over mountains and glaciers,
18:06all the while feeling
18:07as if there were
18:08four people in their group.
18:10Since then,
18:11many others
18:12who have felt lost
18:13or stranded
18:14while exploring Antarctica
18:16have reported
18:17experiencing the same phenomenon.
18:19It could be related
18:20to the desperation
18:21of the situation,
18:22or perhaps it's something
18:23unique to the environment
18:25of Antarctica itself.
18:26Finally,
18:27let's talk about
18:27the Blood Falls,
18:29one of the most eerie
18:30discoveries in Antarctica
18:31over the past few years.
18:33Located in the continent's
18:35McMurdo Dry Valleys,
18:37the Blood Falls
18:37is a five-story high waterfall
18:39that pours out
18:40from a glacier
18:41into a lake.
18:42Its unique color
18:43is so striking
18:44against the backdrop
18:45of white snow and glaciers
18:47that it's been named
18:48for its resemblance
18:49to flowing blood.
18:51The Blood Falls
18:52were first discovered
18:53in 1911
18:54by Thomas Griffith Taylor,
18:56a geologist
18:57who had led
18:58several expeditions
18:59to Antarctica.
19:00The glacier
19:00from which the waterfall emerges
19:02was eventually named
19:03after Taylor in his honor.
19:05For a long time,
19:07scientists were unsure
19:08as to why the waterfall
19:10exhibited its unique color.
19:12When Taylor initially discovered it,
19:14he believed that algae
19:15had discolored the water.
19:17However,
19:18scientists later discover
19:20that the Blood Falls
19:21was once a very salty lake
19:23that had been sealed off
19:25from the atmosphere
19:25due to the formation of ice.
19:28This isolation
19:28caused an increase
19:30in the water's salt content,
19:32which prevents it from freezing
19:33even in the harshest
19:34weather conditions.
19:36Moreover,
19:37the water contains
19:38a high concentration of iron,
19:40which lends it
19:41its blood-red color.
19:43Additionally,
19:44the water does not have
19:45any access to oxygen
19:46or sunlight,
19:48which gives it
19:48an even darker hue.
19:50And now,
19:52what if we tell you
19:53that a lot of people
19:55have actually made UFO sightings
19:57in Antarctica?
19:57Back in October 2020,
20:01someone was scanning
20:02satellite imagery
20:02of Antarctica
20:03when they came across
20:04an interesting discovery.
20:06They immediately shared it
20:08with author Brad Olson,
20:09and he was quite shocked
20:11to come upon the same thing.
20:12A metallic-looking object,
20:14half covered in ice,
20:16appeared to have been
20:17peeking out of the land surface,
20:19and it looked suspiciously
20:20like an alien spacecraft.
20:23Olson believes that
20:24an alien spacecraft
20:25must have been left there
20:26thousands of years ago,
20:28only to be covered up
20:29by the immense layers
20:30of ice in the region.
20:32However,
20:33why would it be
20:34that an alien civilization
20:35visiting Earth
20:36would choose Antarctica
20:37of all places to settle?
20:39Well,
20:40according to experts,
20:41the fact that Antarctica
20:42has grown to be
20:43such a cold,
20:44uninhabitable place
20:45for humans
20:46doesn't necessarily mean
20:48that other life forms
20:49won't be able
20:50to thrive there.
20:51It is possible
20:53that an alien race
20:54looking to visit our planet
20:55would feel more comfortable
20:56in a place like Antarctica
20:58than they would feel elsewhere.
21:01Telling you that
21:01there's ice in Antarctica
21:02is a bit like telling you
21:04that the sun is hot.
21:05It's pretty obvious.
21:07But there's something
21:08quite interesting
21:08about the ice in this region.
21:10Some of it actually
21:11gives off sound.
21:14When some researchers
21:15set out to explore
21:16the ice shelves in Antarctica,
21:18they were pleasantly surprised
21:19to come across a glacier
21:20that gives off melodic sound.
21:26The Ross Ice Shelf,
21:28as it was named,
21:29appears to have a thing
21:30for giving off sound
21:32and making music,
21:33like a singing ice.
21:35The Ross Ice Shelf
21:36is the largest of its kind
21:38in Antarctica
21:38with a size that rivals
21:40all of France.
21:41When winds blow
21:42across its dunes
21:43and crash against its surface,
21:45the collision creates vibrations
21:47that produce
21:48continuous seismic tones.
21:49This means that the shelf
21:51pretty much sings
21:52at all times.
21:54However,
21:55the sounds aren't audible
21:56to human ears.
21:58Scientists had to use
21:59seismic sensors
22:00to listen to them.
22:01Another interesting fact
22:03is that the sound
22:04appears to change
22:05as the weather changes too.
22:07So,
22:08scientists now use
22:09the sounds,
22:10as well as changes
22:11in the sounds,
22:12to measure the ice shelf
22:13stability and vulnerability
22:15to climatic conditions.
22:16Antarctica,
22:18the land of mysteries
22:19and secrets,
22:20presents some of the
22:21harshest conditions
22:22and the most beautiful
22:24scenery in the world.
22:26It's pretty fascinating
22:27to think that there is
22:28an expanse of land
22:29on our planet
22:30that hasn't yet
22:31been fully explored.
22:32Antarctica is the
22:34coldest region on Earth
22:35with an estimated
22:3690% of the world's ice.
22:39Being the most isolated
22:40place on Earth,
22:42it remains largely
22:43unexplored,
22:44promising many more
22:45exciting discoveries
22:47in the future.
22:48We bow before you
22:49and thank you for
22:50watching another episode
22:52of Secret Origins.
22:53Keep your minds open
22:54and until we meet again...
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