Gunpowder has been used for centuries, but did you know that the Chinese invented it by complete accident? Here's everything ...

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These were arrows outfitted with gunpowder-powered attachments that propelled them further than a person could otherwise fire them. The Chinese also invented fireworks rockets, which many people ...

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Without these printing inventions, books would still be hand-written and extremely expensive, preventing the common person from ever owning books or learning at all. The first use of gunpowder was ...

If we may believe it, not only was gunpowder invented in India long before the days of Berthold Schwarz or Roger Bacon, but firearms, including both cannon and guns, were known and used.

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Premium docs specialist Lightbox is moving into drama with Gunpower Siege, a scripted series for Sky History in the UK that promises to reveal the gripping truth behind the Gunpowder Plot.