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Long before Europe saw its first book or compass, China had already invented paper, movable type printing, gunpowder, and ...

Centuries before firearms took shape, a simple blend of ingredients discovered in China sparked a revolution in combat. This episode traces how gunpowder emerged from early experimentation and ...

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