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A New North Pole, Bubble-Butt Turtles, And Testing Ancient Hangover Cures

Sit back, relax, and let’s Break It Down in episode 45...

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Episode 45 of Break It Down.

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This week on Break It Down: Earth’s magnetic pole is in a new position, the second most cited paper to ever be withdrawn is finally retracted, Charlotte the bubble-butted turtle gets a special swimming harness, The Blob’s legacy marks the worst single-species mortality event in modern history, a Roman solution to Mars suggests blood makes for great cement, and we send one of our writers on a mission to test out ancient hangover cures. Anyone for cabbage? Available on all your favorite podcast apps: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Amazon Music, and more.

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So sit back, relax, and let’s Break It Down…

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