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  • How a Picnic Ended the Cold War
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In this episode, we explore how a picnic ended the cold war. Imagine a war that lasts for 44 years. Right, which is, you know, an incredibly long time. Yeah, exactly. A conflict that dictates the borders of dozens of countries reshapes the entire global economy and, I mean, pushes human technology to the absolute limits, like literally all the way to the moon. Absolutely. And yet... Throughout those four decades of just intense world -defining struggle, the two main armies never actually fire a single bullet directly at each other. Which is still wild to think about. Right. Well, welcome to today's Deep Dive. I am so thrilled you're here with us because today we are unpacking the Cold War. Yeah, we've got a massive amount of historical material to get through today. We really do. And our mission here isn't just to throw dates and names at you. We wa ... 
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