Hoax Or History
A Polish book dealer came across an intriguing and yet mysterious book at a flea market in 1912. The Voynich manuscript as it became known is still a major question mark. The book was filled with a language that still hasn’t been deciphered. Dozens of code-breakers and cryptographers have worked tirelessly to try and crack the secret code, but to no avail. A popular belief is that the manuscript was the work of a 15th Century prankster, creating the belief that the book is in fact a hoax altogether.
Hoax Or History
Power To The People
Using fermented grapes, you could make your own wine. However, would you have ever guessed that you could use fermented wine to power a battery? Either the Persian Parthian Empire or Sassanid Empire used this method to power their own version of a battery as far back as 250 BC. The battery extended an iron rod that was surrounded by a copper cylinder and housed in a terracotta pot with an asphalt stopper. The liquid from the grapes was poured into the pot and then produced about 1.1 volts of electricity. Unfortunately researchers still haven’t discovered the actual purpose of the battery.
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