Ancient Wonders: Unveiling Hidden Histories

The Sumerians invented beer before the wheel, around 4000 BCE. They even had

a goddess of beer named Ninkasi, whose hymn was a recipe. Mayans used chocolate

as currency, more valuable than gold. A slave cost 100 cacao beans.

Indus Valley had flushing toilets in 2500 BCE, yet their language remains unknown.

Ancient Egyptians used moldy bread as antibiotics, millennia before penicillin. Here's the twist.

The Library of Alexandria wasn't destroyed by fire. It slowly declined through budget cuts

and neglect. Sometimes the greatest losses happen quietly.