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Sep 2019
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What the heck is going on inside microwa...

Melissa and Jam, Bleav
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Melissa finally explains to Jam how microwaves work after making him wait for an entire week. What the heck is going on inside microwaves? How does it do it's thing and make our food tasty? Is it magic?


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