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Strangest Things

He was reallythe first port of call when people thoughtwho could have invented this...

[Abigail] He was really
the first port of call when people thought
who could have invented this incredible object, who could have encapsulated
so many different aspects of Greek science into one thing, into one place

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[Abigail] He was really the first port of call
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when people thought who could have invented
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this incredible object,
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who could have encapsulated so many different aspects
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of Greek science into one thing,
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into one place.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:15
Uploaded
May 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres
documentary
Production
A+E Networks,Blink Films

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Movie Summary

From a piece of meteorite found in Tutankhamun's tomb to the Crown of Thorns, explore some of the most perplexing and unusual objects lying hidden away in museums, laboratories and storage rooms.
S01 • E10 They become vegetative, - Strangest Things 00:07
They become vegetative,
S01 • E08 And if so, who or what is being worshiped? - Strangest Things 00:05
And if so, who or what is being worshiped?
S01 • E05 [dramatic music playing] - Strangest Things 00:10
[dramatic music playing]
S01 • E01 We think that it formed 29 million years ago, - Strangest Things 00:06
We think that it formed 29 million years ago,
S01 • E06 [Kevin] It's been perforated, - Strangest Things 00:07
[Kevin] It's been perforated,
S01 • E02 What are the copper scrolls? - Strangest Things 00:04
What are the copper scrolls?
S01 • E07 And their measurements for time and distance will be totally, well, alien. - Strangest Things 00:07
And their measurements for time and distance will be totally...
S01 • E03 For now, at least, the Baghdad battery, - Strangest Things 00:09
For now, at least, the Baghdad battery,
S01 • E09 If Conan Doyle had done this - Strangest Things 00:12
If Conan Doyle had done this
S01 • E08 On the top of the Hat is an eight-pointed star. - Strangest Things 00:04
On the top of the Hat is an eight-pointed star.
S01 • E10 This lost land bridge between Britain and Europe - Strangest Things 00:10
This lost land bridge between Britain and Europe
S01 • E06 Perhaps worn around the neck or around the wrist. - Strangest Things 00:04
Perhaps worn around the neck or around the wrist.
S01 • E08 Some archaeologists believe it represents the sun, - Strangest Things 00:10
Some archaeologists believe it represents the sun,
S01 • E07 So what unit of measure could possibly be considered literally universal? - Strangest Things 00:06
So what unit of measure could possibly be considered literal...
S01 • E05 Absolutely brilliant guy, very eccentric, - Strangest Things 00:12
Absolutely brilliant guy, very eccentric,
S01 • E04 [Corey] So, is this another of Archimedes' inventions? - Strangest Things 00:05
[Corey] So, is this another of Archimedes' inventions?
S01 • E06 But the important thing is - Strangest Things 00:05
But the important thing is
S01 • E02 1947, the northwest bank of the Dead Sea. - Strangest Things 00:04
1947, the northwest bank of the Dead Sea.
S01 • E06 [narrator] So it's likely local people - Strangest Things 00:07
[narrator] So it's likely local people
S01 • E07 The genius answer comes from Frank Drake. - Strangest Things 00:04
The genius answer comes from Frank Drake.