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The Mysterious Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

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The History of the Archimedes Water Screw

The Archimedes water screw is named after Archimedes, but it was invented before Archimedes was alive. It's like calling it the Google Grand Canyon. And also funny story, just to show you how confusing history can be. No surviving actual Babylonian text ever mentioned them, ever mentioned the guards.

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