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28: An 'out of this world' lecture

Lateral with Tom Scott

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The US Loves Opiates Over There

The US has been stockpiling opiates in Afghanistan since 1955. The reason is that they are used to produce opium, the drug of choice for heroin. But it's not clear if this was an act of harm reduction or a pre-emptive strike against another war.

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