The Antikythera Mission - Mystery of the 2000-Year-Old Computer
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The Antikythera Mission - Mystery of the 2000-Year-Old Computer

In 1901, off the coast of a tiny Greek island, amidst the wreckage of an ancient Roman ship, divers discovered a lump of corroded metal—a relic that would become known as the world’s first computer. But this was no ordinary device. It was a machine so advanced, it would take humanity another thousand years to reinvent it. Welcome to the story of the Antikythera Mechanism.

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The Dancing Plague of 1518 — Strasbourg’s Deadly Dance

The Dancing Plague of 1518 — Strasbourg’s Deadly Dance

In the summer of 1518, the streets of Strasbourg pulsed with a fever that no one could explain. It began with a single woman, but soon, hundreds were swept up in a dance that would not stop. Some danc...

14 Jul 20256min

The Bermuda Triangle — Fact, Fiction, or Something In Between

The Bermuda Triangle — Fact, Fiction, or Something In Between

There’s a patch of ocean where compasses spin, planes vanish, and ships disappear without a trace. The Bermuda Triangle—an expanse between Florida, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico—has haunted the world’s ima...

14 Jul 202518min

The Tunguska Event — The Siberian Explosion That Defies Explanation

The Tunguska Event — The Siberian Explosion That Defies Explanation

On a quiet morning in 1908, deep in the heart of Siberia, the Earth trembled. A blinding flash lit the sky, and a shockwave rolled across the taiga, flattening forests for miles. When the dust settled...

14 Jul 202512min

The Taos Hum: The Inaudible Sound That Drives People Crazy

The Taos Hum: The Inaudible Sound That Drives People Crazy

It’s the middle of the night in Taos, New Mexico. The world is quiet—except for a persistent, low hum that only some can hear. From Bristol to Auckland, from Canada’s forests to the Australian outback...

14 Jul 202512min

The Wow! Signal – Did We Hear Aliens in 1977?

The Wow! Signal – Did We Hear Aliens in 1977?

August 15, 1977. The night sky over Ohio is clear, the stars silent. But deep in the data stream of a radio telescope, something extraordinary happens—a signal, so powerful and so precise, it leaves a...

4 Jul 202513min

The Baffling Precision of Ancient Temples

The Baffling Precision of Ancient Temples

Step into the shadows of India’s most enigmatic temples, where stone and sky conspire to reveal secrets lost to time. In this gripping episode, we unravel the astonishing precision of ancient builders...

30 Jun 202514min

Who Built the Megaliths—and Why?

Who Built the Megaliths—and Why?

In the quiet of the English countryside, Stonehenge stands sentinel. In the jungles of Micronesia, Nan Madol rises from the sea. And in Lebanon, the ruins of Baalbek hold stones so massive, they defy ...

30 Jun 202511min

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