Feeling bored and resorting to Googling historical mysteries at work? You're not alone, but beware of jumping to the most outrageous theories:

Jack the Ripper: A grim tale of a murderer, but it's spiced up when you suggest it was Queen Victoria or perhaps her grandson with a vendetta and a set of katanas.

The Mary Celeste: A ghost ship likely abandoned due to a fireball from its ethanol cargo. But let's not bore ourselves with facts; alien abduction sounds more fun!

The Baghdad Battery: Ancient jars mistaken for batteries powering ancient iPhones? Nope, just containers for scrolls, but let's keep 'History is a lie!' in our back pocket.

The Dyatlov Pass Incident: Nine hikers dead by avalanche? Yawn. Clearly the work of aliens or a yeti looking for a snack.

The Hexham Heads: Stone heads moving and summoning werewolves? Perfect material for a podcast, no proof needed!

Lord Lucan: A peer disappearing after a murder. Did he drown, or did aristocrats feed him to lions? The latter makes for better pub gossip.

Alien Jellyfish: Hovering jellyfish aliens at a US airbase? Or just balloons? The real mystery is why you're reading this!