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Why Calcium Hydroxide + Corn is Key to Understanding Western
Season 9
Episode 2
George has never eaten a tortilla made from scratch — and you probably haven’t either. Join George (and, occasionally, Andrew) as they chart corn’s epic chemical journey from field to plate.
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