Swords - The Real Cutting Edge Technology

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Swords - The Real Cutting Edge Technology

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Jul 9, 2015

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What is the history of the sword? What are they made from and what is an alloy? Special guest Ariel Kasten joins the show to talk about pointy things. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Jul 9, 2015

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