Origins of the Alphabet: 26 Stories in 9 Minutes
🪓👁️🐍 Axes and eyeballs and snakes. Oh my! Here are 26 stories about the alphabet your teacher never told you. Share in the comments which ones you already knew!
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⏱ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 – Intro
0:20 – The Letters
0:22 – A
0:39 – B
0:52 – C
1:07 – D
1:22 – E
1:42 – F
2:24 – G
2:52 – H
3:27 – I
3:45 – J
4:09 – K
4:23 – L
4:41 – M
5:00 – N
5:17 – O
5:38 – P
6:02 – Q
6:26 – R
6:54 – S
7:24 – T
7:39 – U
7:54 – V
8:03 – W
8:19 – X
8:37 – Y
8:47 – Z
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🖼 Images:
“Hiero D36” by Hexifi is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
“Vincenzo Catena Portrait of Gian Giorgio Trissino” by Vincenzo Catena is licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
“Standing Osiris Edit1” by Jeff Dahl is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
