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40: Swimming without water

Lateral with Tom Scott

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The History of the Red Rope in Ancient Greece

In ancient Greece, there was a police force of slaves. Why would someone policing the agora need red ropes? What were they policing? We suggested thieves. Could you mark people in the crowd who are you've got red paint on a rope? Or was it their own idea?

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