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Seeing is Believing

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1903 was a year of boundless possibilities: the airplane, open heart surgery, Ford Motor Company, and--most importantly--n-rays. This new form of radiation could be gathered from The Sun and stored in ordinary salt water. It could diagnose illness and grant superhuman abilities. It was the greatest scientific discovery of the century. The only problem was, it wasn't real. Check out our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/theconstant): https://www.patreon.com/theconstant (https://www.patreon.com/theconstant). Look at all the deals we've got for you! Go to https://www.hellofresh.com/landing/theconstant80 (https://www.hellofresh.com/landing/theconstant80) and enter promo code "theconstant80" for $80 off your first month of delicious meals, check out www.betterhelp.com/theconstant (http://www.betterhelp.com/theconstant) and enter discount code "theconstant" for 10% off your first month of online counseling. Finally, there's www.industrialartifacts.net (https://www.industrialartifacts.net/) where you can entered coupon code "theconstant" for 15% off your first order.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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