Losing centuries of knowledge by burning down a library

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The tragic destruction of an ancient massive library essentially set back human progression by hundreds of years. Countless irreplaceable scrolls detailing ancient civilizations were turned into absolutely useless ash.

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Libraries weren’t only for books — in some medieval monasteries, ashes from saints’ relics were catalogued like manuscripts.

A catastrophic fire in 17th century London accidentally invented modern home insurance.

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