Episode
Modern Marvels: Tea
Overview
After water, tea is the second most popular drink in the world. It has been around as a drink for 5000 years, and 6 billion pounds of tea are harvested annually.
Details
- Series
- Modern Marvels
- Season
- Season 13
- Episode
- Episode 58
- Air date
- 2006-12-13
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Tea is Episode 58 in Season 13 of Modern Marvels. It aired on 2006-12-13. The runtime is 44 min.
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