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Manos: The Hands of Fate Michael J Nelson on MST3K and the heavily anticipated return of Manos: The Hands of Fate, and RiffTrax Jamie Frevele

pirates Real history from a pretend pirate Maggie Koerth

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tourism The Eighth Continent: Searching for the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Andrew Blackwell

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blackouts Blackout: What's wrong with the American grid Maggie Koerth

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