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EPISODE · Aug 2, 2026 · 13 MIN

How did Earth get water?

from History for Kids / History's Not Boring: The Kids History Podcast · host SCL

Have you ever wondered where the water in your glass actually came from? Billions of years ago, Earth wasn't a beautiful blue and green planet—it was a glowing, two-thousand-degree ball of boiling lava! There were zero oceans and definitely no swimming pools. So, how did our planet get so wet? Join Mira and Finn on an epic time-travel adventure to find out! You'll discover how giant "space delivery trucks"—icy comets and asteroids—crashed into early Earth, dropping off millions of tons of water! We'll track down a microscopic 4.4-billion-year-old crystal that proves it rained for millions of years. But that's not all! Fast forward to the time of early humans, and learn the wild ways people survived before kitchen sinks were invented. You'll hear about hunters carrying water in giant ostrich eggs, farmers digging the very first wooden wells, and ancient kings building thirty-mile-long stone water bridges called aqueducts! Plus, get ready for a hilarious, slightly gross fun fact: because Earth's water is constantly recycled, every glass you drink might just contain ancient T-Rex pee! Grab your water bottle and dive into history!

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Have you ever wondered where the water in your glass actually came from? Billions of years ago, Earth wasn't a beautiful blue and green planet—it was a glowing, two-thousand-degree ball of boiling lava! There were zero oceans and definitely no swimming pools. So, how did our planet get so wet? Join Mira and Finn on an epic time-travel adventure to find out! You'll discover how giant "space delivery trucks"—icy comets and asteroids—crashed into early Earth, dropping off millions of tons of w...

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