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Modern Marvels Season 18 Episode 11
Hundreds of years before steel and plastic, wood was the building block of America. But even today, it touches every aspect of our lives. It’s underneath our feet and flying through the sky, propping up skyscrapers and making burgers fry — from the historical, to the modern, to the timeless, we explore the surprising ways we cannot live without WOOD.
Serie: Modern Marvels
Episode Title: Wood
Air Date: 2012-01-09
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