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Speaker 1: I bet you didn't know that a single sandwich once

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changed the course of history. Intrigued, well you should be.

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Let's dive into the wild world of historical accidents. From

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a clumsy empress dropping her crown to a wayward goat

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sparking a revolution, History is full of bizarre twists that

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shaped our present. Ever wonder how a failed assassination attempt

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led to World War One, or how a misdirected telegram

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changed the fate of nations. And that's just scratching the surface.

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Curious minds get ready to discover how the most random

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events have set the stage for the world we know today.

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We'll explore five jaw dropping moments that prove truth really

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is stranger than fiction. So stick around, hit that subscribe button,

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and let's unravel the chaos of history together. Who knew

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the past could be this thrilling event? One the Tunguska

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explosion nineteen oh eight. Picture this a quiet morning in

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Siberia June thirtieth, nineteen oh eight. Suddenly, without warning, the

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sky lights up and a massive explosion flattens over two

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thousand square kilometers of forest. The Tunguska explosion is one

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of the most mysterious and powerful events in recorded history.

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Yet it left no crater, no obvious impact site, only

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a desolate, charred landscape. Scientists have debated the cause for decades,

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with most agreeing it was likely a meteor or comet

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fragment that exploded mid air. But here's the kicker. What

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if it had hit a populated area. Imagine a similar

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event happening over New York, London, or Beijing. Entire nations

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could be wiped out in an instant. It's a chilling

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reminder of the vulnerability we face from cosmic forces beyond

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our control. This explosion didn't just devastate a remote forest,

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It ignited global scientific curiosity about meteors and the fragility

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of Earth itself. Researchers from around the world began to

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study meteas more closely, leading to advancements in our understanding

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of space and the development of early warning systems. The

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Tunguska explosion is a stark reminder that, despite all our advancements,

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we are still at the mercy of the universe. It's

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a humbling thought, but also a call to action, encouraging

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us to continue exploring, learning and preparing for the unknown.

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So next time, you look up at the night sky. Remember,

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we are just tiny specks in a vast, unpredictable cosmos.

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Stay with us as we uncover more random events that

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have shaped the course of history in ways you never imagined.

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Imagine a time when a simple cut could kill you.

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That's what it was like before nineteen twenty eight. Even

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a small infection could be deadly. But then something amazing

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happened that changed everything. It all started with a Scottish

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scientist named Alexander Fleming. Picture this. Fleming comes back from

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vacation and his lab is a mess. He finds a

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dish with bacteria, but it's covered in mold. Yuck. Right,

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But here's the crazy part. The mold actually killed the bacteria.

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Fleming realized he found something special. That mold became the

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key ingredient for penicillin, the world's first antibiotic. Now imagine

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if Fleming just threw that moldy dish away, we might

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not have antibiotics today. Millions of lives were saved because

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of this lucky accident. Penicillin was a game changer, wiping

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out infections that used to be deadly. But here's the catch.

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If we use antibiotics too much the bacteria can becomes

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super strong and hard to kill. It's like they learn

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to fight back. So remember, antibiotics are powerful, but we

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got to use them wisely. Fleming's discovery reminds us to

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stay curious and keep searching for new solutions. You never

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know where the next big breakthrough will come from. Now,

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let's dive into another event that seems small at the

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time but change the course of history forever. We are

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talking about the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in nineteen fourteen.

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Picture this a hot summer day in Sarajevo, a city

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buzzing with political tensions. Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the

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Austro Hungarian throne, and his wife Sophie are on a

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good will tour, but not everyone is thrilled about their visit.

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A group of young nationalists, part of a secret society

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called the Black Hand, a plotting to kill him. Their

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goal to spark a revolution and gain independence for Serbia.

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The day starts with a failed bomb attempt. The bomb

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bounces off the Archduke's car and injures several bystanders. You'd

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think they might cancel the rest of the tour right,

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but no, Franz Ferdinand insists on visiting the hospital to

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see the injured, and here's where fate steps in. On

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their way to the hospital, the driver takes a wrong

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turn and stops to reverse. Coincidentally, they end up right

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in front of one of the assassins, Gabriello princip who

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seizes the moment and fires two fatal shots. This seemingly

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minor assassination sets off a chain reaction. Austria Hungary declares

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war on Serbia, and within weeks alliances drag all the

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major powers into what becomes World War One. Millions of

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lives are lost, empires crumble, and the modern world map

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is redrawn. But here's the controversial question. Did this random

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series of mistakes actually shape the modern world map? If

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the bomb hadn't failed, if the driver hadn't taken a

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wrong turn, would we be living in a different world today.

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It's a chilling thought that a series of small, chaotic

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events could have such a massive impact. Ready for a

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surprising history lesson, we're diving into the story of the potato. Yeah,

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the potato. Can you imagine a world without French fries,

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no mashed potatoes, no potato chips. Mind blowing right. Well

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before the fifteen hundreds, Europe had no clue what a

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potato even was. This amazing spided originally came from the

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Andes Mountains in South America. Spanish explorers brought it back

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to Europe. At first, Europeans were like, what is this

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weird thing? They didn't trust it, some even thought it

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was gross. But then they realized how good and filling

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potatoes were and how easy they were to grow. Potatoes

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became super popular, super far. So why was the potato

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such a big deal. Well, potatoes have lots of calories

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and they can grow almost anywhere. This meant even poor

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families could grow enough food to stay healthy. Suddenly there

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were more people than ever before. Places like Ireland and

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Germany saw their populations double in just one hundred years,

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all thanks to the potato. But it's not just about

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filling bellies. Potatoes also changed how countries made money. Farmers

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could grow potatoes and still have land for other things

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like raising cows or growing crops to sell. This made

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countries richer and help them trade with each other. Now

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here's a twist. The potato also caused some big problems

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in Ireland. People relied so much on potatoes that when

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a disease wiped out the crop in the eighteen forties,

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it caused a terrible fac Lots of people starved and

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many had to leave Ireland to survive. This changed Ireland forever.

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So next time you're munching on fries or enjoying some

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mashed potatoes, remember the amazing journey of this little spud.

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It changed how we eat, how countries make money, and

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even the course of history. Imagine a world on the

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brink of annihilation, not because of a deliberate act, but

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due to a simple error, a typo. Welcome to the

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chilling story of the nineteen eighty three Soviet nuclear false

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alarm incident, a moment in history that could have ended

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human civilization. On the night of September twenty sixth, nineteen

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eighty three, Lieutenant Colonel Stanislav Petrov was on duty at

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the Soviet Union's Early Warning Bunker ser Pukov fifteen. The

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Cold War was at its peak, and tensions between the

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United States and the Soviet Union were dangerously high. Suddenly,

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the unthinkable happened. The computer system signaled that five American

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intercontinental ballistic missiles had been launched and were heading towards

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the USSR. Alarms blared, red lights flashed. The protocol was clear,

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notified the higher command and prepare for a retaliatory nuclear strike.

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But Stanislav Petrov did something extraordinary. He hesitated. Despite the

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pressure and the protocols, he trusted his gut feeling. Petrov

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reasoned that if the US were to launch a nuclear attack,

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it would be an all out assault, not just five missiles.

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He decided to wait. Minutes felt like hours as the

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tension mounted. Petrov's decision went against everything he had been

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trained to do, but his instincts proved right. The warning

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was a false alarm, later attributed to a malfunction in

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the Soviet satellite detection system misinterpreting sunlight reflecting off clouds.

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Had Petrov followed protocol, the Soviet Union would have launched

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a retaliatory strike, triggering a catastrophic nuclear war. Millions, if

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not billions, of lives would have been lost, and the

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world as we know it would have been forever changed.

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Stanislav Petrov's calm and critical thinking in the face of

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potential disaster saved the world from unimaginable destruction. His story

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is a haunting reminder of how close we came to

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the edge and the crucial role individuals play in the

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course of history. So next time you hear about the

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power of a single decision, remember Stanislav Petrov. One man's

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choice between protocol and intuition averted a nuclear catastrophe and

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preserved the future for all of us. Don't forget to like,

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share and subscribe for more incredible stories. As we've journeyed

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through these astonishing moments in history, we've seen how seemingly

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random events can have massive impacts. From the cosmic wake

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up call of a meteorite to the life saving discovery

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of penicillin, From the assassination that sparked a world war,

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to the humble potatoes role in shaping global history, and

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finally a typo that almost launched a nuclear war. Each

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event has left an indelible mark on our world. These

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stories remind us that history isn't always shaped by grand

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plans or deliberate actions. Sometimes it's the unexpected, the accidental,

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and the random that steer the course of human destiny.

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So we challenge you, what random event today could be

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changing the future? Think about the small moments and decisions

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happening around you right now. Could they be the next

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turning point in history? Which event surprised you the most?

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Let us know in the comments or share this video

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with someone who loves history. Don't forget to like, share,

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and subscribe. Thanks for watching, and stay curious