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Nov 2024
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Things You Thought You Knew - The Ancien...

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
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Is the sun bigger than we think it is? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice break down things you thought you knew about the diameter of the sun, how we got leap year, and the days of the week. 

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