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Interesting Facts About Fireworks
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suisse on 07 November, 2007 09:10:00
 
It is generally accepted that fireworks were first discovered about 2000 years
ago in China. The Chinese use fireworks regularly in all religious functions
and celebrations, with the belief that the noise that they set off will
frighten evil spirits.

History of Fireworks
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suisse on 07 November, 2007 09:09:00
 
The history of fireworks dates back to nearly two thousand years. A cook in
China is generally supposed to have discovered fireworks accidentally when he
mixed three ingredients that were commonly used in the kitchen in those days,
namely sulphur, charcoal and potassium nitrate (salt peter).

Fireworks how they work
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suisse on 07 November, 2007 07:02:00
 
Fireworks have a history going back thousands of years. It is generally believed
that they were accidentally discovered by a cook in China using commonly
available kitchen ingredients. The ingredients that went into the first
fireworks were charcoal, potassium nitrate and sulphur.