The Terrible Secret of Genghis Khan's Tomb

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Steel existed in the time of Genghis Kahn, the production process was just difficult and unreliable. It produced a mixture of different grades of steel and iron that had to be folded together to get a reasonably homogeneous piece of steel. The best bits could be picked out and used to make the more expensive and high quality arms and armor.

"Lets dig him up and see whats in there." The most british thing Simon has ever said😂

I just love how Simon is always bashing Siri for never providing him with an answer. And here, on the very rare occasion that she does, it is wrong and he takes it on a face value. Ah, pure gold .... or shoud we say steel

Back when I worked in a bookshop, I had an illiterate lady ask me to fill in a birthday card for her. I was happy to help, but I remember feeling so guilty because my handwriting was not great. Like, I was literate, so that met the minimum requirement she was looking for when she chose a bookshop to seek help in, but I wish I could have written it for her in beautiful handwriting instead of the slightly shaky way that it turned out. It must take so much courage to ask for help with stuff like that in societies like ours.

i have to post a correction fact boi: while the practice of intentionally manipulating the carbon content of steel was indeed invented much later, steel (as in a carbon containing iron alloy) was in use for about as long as humanity had been using iron. you see pretty much all pre-industrial iron smelting processes were fuelled by charcoal and would nearly always introduce carbon into the crystal structure. sure the people didn't know they were making mild steel, but they usually were and sometimes they even made high carbon steel by accident.

If Simon is so much smarter than Birds, why does he need a license to do something they do easily?

As a teen I worked at a high street opticians and met an old gentleman who turned out to be illiterate. I was just about to do his pre testing (looking at the balloon and all that) and he suddenly broke down crying, ashamed that he wouldn't be able to read the letters for me. I felt for him and could reassure him that it was no problem at all, the tests I did involve no reading and I let his optometrist know beforehand that he needed that accommodation. I think they use pictures rather than letters in cases like his.

When was steel invented? Going back to the beginning, we've found evidence of steel artifacts as far back as 1800 BC. However, the earliest signs of true steel production is from the 13th century BC in modern-day Turkey.

Clearly Genghis Khan didn't want to be found, which we should respect. Furthermore, the local Mongolian people, the government, and their culture don't want his tomb found or people poking around in their country looking. And we absolutely should respect that

Genghis Khan did have crazy fast horses, that's how he conquered and maintained such a vast territory. Many more horses than men, actually. Not only did this allow soldiers to frequently swap out tired horses for fresh ones but the men lived off of kefir made from mare's milk. So they didn't have to pause to hunt or raid and probably slept in the saddle. The Mongol horde easily outran the news carried by fleeing survivors, so every engagement was a complete surprise to the besieged.

I've heard of one sensible story that he was buried on the way home in a random spot at night by people who knew him closely and knew he feared his enemies desiccating his grave to make sure no one can possibly remember when or where he was buried. It seems likely to me that he was buried in Mongolia but where could be anywhere

I had an encounter with an illiterate person in the parking lot of a grocery store a few weeks ago. He came up to me and asked if I could read him a letter he had received from his landlord because he didn't know how to read. The guy owed a small amount (under $20) in past-due rent. It was quite strange to read that to a stranger in a parking lot. He was quite appreciative though.

Simon: "People are gonna need these details when I have my empire!" Me: *Gesturing at all of SImon's YouTube channels* "Bruh. We're already there."

The man didn't want to be found and he seemed to have succeeded. Looking at how many tombs modern people have dug up, I'd say the Khan was quite smart and prescient to have that foresight. No wonder he was able to conquer so many territories.

Can we get some merch with", OH for FUCK sake! We have spent so much money on hay!" on it? This might be my new favorite Fact-boy quote.

"Forensic Experts & Archaeologists were called in & they concluded that it was a Mongolian Royal Tomb from the 13th Century, One set of remains found under a stone slab belonged to a man aged between 60 & 75 who had died between 1215 & 1235" WOW! Simon & Ilza that is crazy the worked out he died at lunch time 😏

Did not expect this to be the "Simon loudly declares he's smarter than birds" video

I once bought a house (private sale/no realtor) from a man who knew only his name (in all caps) and numbers. I've never felt my honesty and integrity tested so thoroughly. Nice fellow, he was just a sweet old Cajun man who was never formally educated.

Maybe Genghis Khan truly was buried in a simple grave. He knew that a big tomb would be difficult to hide, especially if it was filled with treasure. And if he wanted a simple, traditional burial, would it necessarily be loaded with treasure?