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Short Stuff: Great Britain

Now that it’s been 250 years since America split from England, we figure enough time has passed that we can finally learn the difference between the UK, Great Britain, and the British Isles.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Kola: The World’s Deepest Hole

During the Cold War all eyes were on the Space Race between the US and USSR. But there was another, overlooked race too and it went in the opposite direction. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

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