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May 2011
30m 59s

Atomic Bomb Parties and Nuclear Fallout

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In the 1950s, residents of Las Vegas partied hard, and their booze-fueled parties sometimes included a special treat -- the observation of nuclear tests. So what happened next? Tune in as Robert and Julie breakdown the science behind nuclear fallout. 
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