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The History and Origins of the Three Musketeers Candy Bar
TLDR The Three Musketeers candy bar is named after the classic novel by Alexandre Dumas, which features the characters Athos, Porthos, and Aramis. The candy bar was named after the novel, which was based on real people and events but heavily fictionalized and romanticized.
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The podcast episode titled "How the Musketeers Worked" discusses the history and origins of the Three Musketeers candy bar.
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The Three Musketeers candy bar is named after the classic novel by Alexandre Dumas, which features the characters Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, and follows the adventure of D'Artagnan as he joins the musketeers.
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The Three Musketeers candy bar was named after the classic novel by Alexandre Dumas, which was based on real people and events but heavily fictionalized and romanticized, and the story was set in a time when musketeers were prominent due to the invention of gunpowder in China.
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The evolution of weapons from arrows to bullets to missiles highlights the primitive nature of war, despite technological advancements.
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The musket, also known as the mosquito, was a heavy and long-barreled weapon that could fire something that could go through armor, causing knights to fade from the battlefield, and it required a forked stick to aim and a pikeman to protect the shooter while reloading.
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The musketeers were the personal household guards of King Louis the 13th and were highly trained expert swordsmen who struck fear into the hearts of their enemies.
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The musketeers were highly skilled with the musket, and in order to become one, it helped to be an aristocrat or run in those circles, and they were formed in 1622 and disbanded in 1816 due to a lack of funding.
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Alexandre Dumas, the author of "The Three Musketeers," faced racism and was not fully recognized for his talent until 2002 when his remains were moved to the Pantheon in France, possibly due to his mixed race heritage.
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Ralph McQuarrie, not George Lucas, should be credited for the design and conception of Darth Vader's mask in Star Wars.
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