Most of Human History Is Unknown

In this video, we look back on historical events that caused the loss of unfathomable amounts of information and knowledge. What is missing from history that we will never recover as a result? What don't we know about ourselves? How has history been written and rewritten based on arbitrary events and individual people?

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[dalitso]

Everytime he mentions someone who has destroyed our history it makes hate grow in me for leaders who were/are too foolish to know the value of information

[sleepingduty]

As an Indian resident, stories like these fill me with despair. I am sure this is the same case with many other civilisations and communities in Middle East and Africa which have had rich historical traditions but have been upended in the last 500 years, the Egyptians, Babylonians, Mesopotamians and who knows how many others.

[gersonbn]

Crazy how much information we lost throughout time

[jamesonpace]

N.D.Tyson just pondered, "how much sooner would we have gotten to the moon if we weren't constantly starting over?", the same question you've asked....

[khaliphanimziwakhe]

The last one for the year. Thank you for a wonderful year it has been. This busiest in channel. Keep inspiring

[nashrul]

You forget the Grand Library of Baghdad / the House of Wisdom, one of the largest public library at the time, destroyed by the Mongol invasion in 1258.

[parthasarathyvenkatadri]

The funny thing is our digital knowledge could be accidentally wiped

[gslimofficial]

The last video of 2024❤❤❤❤ To everyone reading this, have a blessed and prosperous 2025

[Blackcaseman]

So early it feels like I’m on the first bench of the class

[justinc]

I’m happy to be part of this community

[jonjosenna]

Nalanda, the libraries of Bagdad and Alexandria. All destroyed, these places
had so much knowledge that it could have triggered an Industrial age centuries
before the Victorians somewhere in the world.

[patrickt]

Looking back at the last 3 years of watching this channel, I realize that your videos have helped liberate my mind more than any other source on earth. Thank you so much for the work you do. You really saved my life

[alexandroxbloem]

Amazing video, it's an insane thought to think on what we could be today if those ancient books and manuscripts survived until today.

[trip_smulatr]

9:31

"There are no gods, no nations, no money and no human rights, except in our collective imagination."

✍️: Yuval Noah Harari
📖: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

[Teelirious]

It takes one evil man to destroy the work of thousands. The only war is against narcissists and those who worship them. Narcissism is the purely human evil.

[TabexFTW]

Happy new Year everyone! these videos are one of the bestest things in all of this platform

[agmhelena]

bro its past midnight for me wtf, im using this to fall asleep thanks PoW!

[urlocalbylershipper]

I love your videos I've been watching them for years ❤

[InternetDarkLord]

The problem with this view is that there were many sources of knowledge in ancient times. Rome alone had over 20 libraries. Losing one library was a disaster, but not set back human progress.

[HistoryBeyondBordersTV]

Thank you for sharing this video! The content is very helpful and easy to understand.