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I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with the wind. What am I?
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"I was invented in China for celebration. The West used me for conquest. I changed the nature of war forever. I am explosive yet I was used to make the sky beautiful. What am I?"
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Answer: Gunpowder. Gunpowder was invented by Chinese alchemists around the 9th century, initially for use in fireworks and signals. When it reached Europe, it was weaponised and transformed warfare, making castles and armoured knights obsolete.
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