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Mar 2022
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S1E148 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Ins...

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Noodles are old and delicious. They date back many centuries to ancient China. No one is sure quite how old they are, but the earliest written record of noodles is found in a book dated almost 2000 years ago. Tune in to find out how such an old invention turned into the tasty new iteration we see today! 
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