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How Did Fireworks Get Invented?

From the podcast History for Kids / History's Not Boring: The Kids History Podcast

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Get ready for sparks, pops, and HUGE surprises! Did you know the amazing fireworks you see today started with ancient Chinese scientists making a HAPPY MISTAKE? Welcome to History's Not Boring! Mira and Finn are here to reveal the SECRET ingredient that exploded onto the scene! Imagine guys mixing up powders and accidentally making something that made loud BOOMS! First, people used these noisy inventions to scare away grumpy, spooky ghosts! Then, they strapped them onto bamboo tubes and sent them soaring—the VERY first rockets! Hear the epic tale of how this dazzling secret formula traveled across the world on the famous Silk Road, eventually reaching Marco Polo and lighting up European skies! Get ready for the history that really goes out with a BANG!