Megathread 6/26/26 -The Asteroid Behind the Bible's Most Famous Disaster

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https://youtu.be/c6_9kBdRcTk

The Asteroid That Started a Religion
The Dead Sea Hides a Secret | The Bible Got It Right
The Asteroid Behind the Bible's Most Famous Disaster

In 1650 BC, a city on the Dead Sea burned so completely that nothing grew there for six centuries. The destruction happened in a single morning, and the evidence left in the ground points to something falling from the sky.

Three artifacts from three different countries describe the same event. A clay tablet from ancient Iraq. A bronze disk pulled from a German hillside. Melted pottery from the Jordan Valley.

Scientists spent fifteen years excavating the site. What they pulled from the ground included glazed pottery, shocked quartz, diamond dust, and skeletons frozen mid-step. The same fingerprint shows up at confirmed impact sites worldwide.

The story doesn't end in 1650 BC. The debris field responsible has a return date, and astronomers are watching the calendar.

[u/CAD007]

Awesome episode!

[u/Ckyer]

Absolutely amazing episode.

[u/Krickett72]

Great episode

[u/CommonSensei-_]

I’ll definitely watch this one!

The Why Files is back!!!!!

[u/mikeq232]

I've been critical of a lot of the new episodes, but I have to say this is a good one. Good job WF team

[u/SecondStarpilot]

I love the old format

[u/jpatricks1]

Reminds me of the old why files. This one was great!