Few stories have the power to captivate us more than those that remain
unresolved. Codes, puzzles and cryptic public art tease us with their
intrigue: Why is their message coded? What great secrets might they
hide? Despite the efforts of our most learned historians, cleverest
cryptographers and most determined treasure hunters, history is replete
with riddles that continue to confound us today. Fictional tales like
those featured in “The Da Vinci Code” and the movie “National Treasure”
have got nothing on these real-life puzzles. Here's our list of 10 of
the world's most cryptic unsolved mysteries and codes. (more...)
