The Most Unexplainable Places on Earth

The Petrifying Well

Deep into a wooded area in Yorkshire, England is a bizarre, naturally occuring petrified well. Water trickles down the cliff side and into a hole. Somehow, the water turns petrifies anything that it touches for at least three months. 

Because of this phenomenon, people leave random objects in the well. Things like baby dolls, teddy bears, and even shoes have been left along the cliffs in order for them to become petrified. 

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.