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The Mystery of the 5,000-Year-Old Disc That Rew...
Imagine finding an ancient artifact so strange that even experts can't agree on what it was used for! 🤯 That’s the Sabu Disc, a mysterious 5,000-year-old object discovered in an Egyptian tomb. Made of fragile metaschist stone, it looks like a modern machine part with curved blades and a precise circular shape—something you wouldn’t expect from an ancient civilization. Some believe it was a ritual object, while others think it might have had an advanced practical purpose, like a spinning tool or even a lost technology! 🔍⚙️ The mystery deepens because nothing else quite like it has ever been found. Could it be proof that ancient Egyptians knew more than we thought? 🤔 Credit: Unknown Author / Reddit Unknown Author / Reddit Peachy-Persimmons / Reddit MoquiMarble1: By Paul Heinrich, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Petrified wood: By Auckland Museum Collections - https://flic.kr/p/2heAw26, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Concretions: By CanyoneerJon, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Fossilised wood: By Du Hugin Skulblaka, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Digging for living: By Kareemtarekk, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Sabu Disc: By ahmedadly/sketchfab, https://skfb.ly/ovBYt Egyptian Cat: By Mathias/sketchfab, https://skfb.ly/6AYus Ancient Egypt Pack: By suspishus/sketchfab, https://skfb.ly/oHrSF Schist, USA: By Sara Carena/sketchfab, https://skfb.ly/onWDo Animation is created by Bright Side. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/ Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD... Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook: / brightside Instagram: / brightside.official TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.of... Telegram: https://t.me/bright_side_official Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This video is made for entertainment purposes. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, safety and reliability. Any action you take upon the information in this video is strictly at your own risk, and we will not be liable for any damages or losses. It is the viewer's responsibility to use judgement, care and precaution if you plan to replicate.
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10 Intriguing Finds from Frozen Places
On an ordinary summer day in 2016, a gold miner was traveling in search of gold in Canada. He spotted something in the melting ice, and when he got closer, he realized it was a real treasure... for science. The miner found the oldest and most complete wolf mummy ever discovered in the world. Some other people discovered a box full of jewelry worth $340,000; Yuka the Woolly Mammoth; and other things you'd never expect to meet on a hike. Which of them sounds like the craziest to you?
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Things You Wouldn't Recognize in the Past
Ever wonder how things looked way back in the day? Take the Pyramids of Giza – they used to be covered in shiny white limestone, making them sparkle in the sun. The Statue of Liberty wasn't always green; she started out as a shiny copper color but turned green over time due to oxidation. And get this, early elevators were operated by hand-cranked mechanisms, nothing like the smooth rides we have today. Even remote controls were once clunky, wired devices before they became the sleek, wireless gadgets we can't live without. It's wild to think how much these things have changed over the years! Animation is created by Bright Side. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/ Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD... Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook: / brightside Instagram: / brightside.official TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.of... Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This video is made for entertainment purposes. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, safety and reliability. Any action you take upon the information in this video is strictly at your own risk, and we will not be liable for any damages or losses. It is the viewer's responsibility to use judgement, care and precaution if you plan to replicate.
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History's Most Important Fact Was a Lie
Credits: Clay tablet: By Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg), https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Tablet of the Sumerian Flood Story: By Onceinawhile, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Code of Hammurabi: By Onceinawhile, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Code of Hammurabi - replica: By shakko, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... CodeDeHammurabiLouvre2: By Claude Valette, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Amenophis III: By Kergeo, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Summary account: By Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg), https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Sumerian King List: By Gts-tg, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Tomb of Menna: By Ovedc, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Buddhist Stupa: By Aakashaliraza, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Moenjodaro: By Nadzir81, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Aitareya Upanishad: By Ms Sarah Welch, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Vajrasuchi Upanishad sample i: By Ms Sarah Welch, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Mandukya rishi memorial: By Ms Sarah Welch, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Code of Hammurabi 80: By Cj Jimenez - https://flic.kr/p/9far8r, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Code of Hammurabi 13: By Emily Louise, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Code of Hammurabi 16: By Paolo Santilli - https://flic.kr/p/fbxuVv, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Code of Hammurabi 58: By Dmitriy Karfagenskiy - https://flic.kr/p/eKkoKb, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... R.F. Harper, The code of Hammurabi King of Babylon: By Wellcome Images - https://wellcomecollection.org/works/..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... MS Indic 37: By Wellcome Images - https://wellcomecollection.org/works/..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Bilvamangala's Balagopalastuti: By Wellcome Images - https://wellcomecollection.org/works/..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Credit: La cortigiana di Babilonia / Panthéon Productions L'eroe di Babilonia / Compagnia Internazionale Realizzazioni Artistiche Cinematografiche Faraon / Zespol Filmowy "Kadr" The Egyptian / Twentieth Century Fox Mohenjo Daro / Ashutosh Gowariker Productions CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Stele of Hammurabi: By Mbzt, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Dendera Deckenrelief 08: By Olaf Tausch, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Code of Hammurabi 76: By Colin Barey - https://flic.kr/p/aeGDLA, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Code of Hammurabi 48: By Andrea Gennari - https://flic.kr/p/q8qRGq, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Code of Hammurabi 31: By erin - https://flic.kr/p/5XpXE8, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Code of Hammurabi 91: By Hache Hache - https://flic.kr/p/kPNGtd, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Standard of Ur: By Denis Bourez, SunOfErat - https://flic.kr/p/ejWUWa, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Plan of Babylon RB: By photo CM, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Hammurabi detalle: By AFLastra, Maksim, Dodo, Paz.ar, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Abydos Dynasty: By Iry-Hor, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Archaeological site of Harappa: By Sara jilani, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Louvre peinture tombe: By Mbzt, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... stupa mound: By Saqib Qayyum, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Standard of Ur: By Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Hanging Gardens of Babylon model: By DestinationFearFan, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Cylinder of Nabopolassar: By Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg), https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Animation is created by Bright Side. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Archaeologists Finally Found the Lost City of t...
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This 500-Year-Old Village Looks Frozen in Time
If you like to travel and are looking for inspiration for new adventures, here's a list of the most interesting and beautiful villages in the world. Huacachina, in Peru, lies in one of the driest climates in the world with a lagoon, which is said to have special healing properties. For over 500 years, a small group of people has been living on a cliffside of a peak called "the Green Mountain." It's one of the most remote places in Oman – and in the whole world! A town with no roads? Pack your bags for Giethoorn in the Netherlands – if you don't mind traveling by boat.
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Discoveries That Could Make Us Rewrite History
Hey, history buffs and curious minds alike! Buckle up for an eye-opening adventure into the world of groundbreaking discoveries that might just rewrite the history books. Ever heard of a 1920s-era Champion spark plug posing as an artifact? Intrigued? Well, that's just the tip of the iceberg! There are many similar items, those artifacts that are out of place and time. Don't miss out on the chance to be part of this journey—it's history in the making! #brightside Credit: Old Dropa Stones: by tonynetone, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., https://flic.kr/p/23jrf8W CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Champion Spark Plug: by Cristellaria, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Bì, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Coso Artifact: by Pierre Stromberg, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Animation is created by Bright Side. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/ Listen to Bright Side on: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD... Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook - / brightside Instagram - / brightside.official Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.of... Snapchat - / 1866144599336960 Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me
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The Most Impossible Artefacts That Don’t Fit in...
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This Rock Is the Last Trace of a Disaster Lost ...
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This Thing Reveals the Inner World of Pyramids
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The Frighteningly Bizarre Story of Virginia’s B...
Legend has it that in the '70s, there was this dude in a bunny suit terrorizing people with an axe. Like, imagine encountering a fluffy bunny with a weapon – nightmare material, right? The story goes that he escaped from a mental institution, and now he's haunting this bridge, or at least that's the spooky tale locals tell. Some say it's just an urban legend, but others swear they've seen the Bunny Man lurking around. Whether it's a creepy myth or a bunny with a dark side, Virginia's Bunny Man story is definitely not your average campfire tale. Credits Credit: Video Game Museum: Marcin Wichary from San Francisco, Calif - https://flic.kr/p/2aezjQ5, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Video_Game_Museum_in_Berlin_(44129519940).jpg Computerspielemuseum: Patrick H. Lauke, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Computerspielemuseum_26.09.2013_3945.jpg Animation is created by Bright Side. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD34jRLrMrJux4VxV Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightside.official TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.official?lang=en Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me
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This Huge Asteroid Won't Destroy Earth - It’s H...
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Archaeologists Stumbled Upon Breathtaking Find ...
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Divers Discovered a 2000-Year-Old Tech Secret b...
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Megalodon Once Ruled the Oceans, But Not Antarc...
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This Ocean Disaster Could Shut Down the Entire ...
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The Ground Over Yellowstone Is Rising – Is It G...
The ground at Yellowstone is doing this weird rising thing, and naturally, it's got people wondering if we're in for a volcanic show. Geologists say it's not as simple as "up goes the ground, boom goes the volcano." Apparently, there are all sorts of factors at play, and Yellowstone is like a geological puzzle. The rising ground could just be a normal thing, or it might mean some underground magma shenanigans. But don't grab your emergency kit just yet – scientists are keeping a close eye on it, and for now, it's more of a "let's see what happens" situation. Credits Animation is created by Bright Side. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD34jRLrMrJux4VxV Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightside.official TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.official?lang=en Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me
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Plane That Landed with Only One Wing
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How Planes Are Tested to Keep Us Safe at 37,000...
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The Shocking Reason Space Agencies Want the Moon
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Your Plane Oxygen Mask Doesn't Have Any Oxygen ...
Do you like traveling by plane? It’s probably the fastest way to get from point A to your destination B especially if it’s in another country. But how well do you know planes and how they work? Here’re the coolest plane facts that’ll surprise even the most experienced traveler. An oxygen mask deploys automatically in case of loss of cabin pressure. It might happen due to some problems with the fuselage or malfunctioning of the valves pumping air into the plane. But most of these incidents aren't dangerous – if the masks deploy as they are supposed to. But did you know these masks actually have no oxygen?
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Scientists Found Water All Over the Moon
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A Plane That Almost Crashed into Athens
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Scientists Found the First Neanderthal Family
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Why Planes Don't Have Bird Barriers
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