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Season 2 Episode 13: Secret Soviet Bases
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Ukraine suffered the world's worst recorded nuclear accident at Chernobyl. The explosion sent radioactive contaminants out over three continents.
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Ukraine shares its borders with seven countries – Romania, Moldova, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Belarus and Russia.
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Season 2 Episode 12: Katrina Underground
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Louisiana is the only state in the union that doesn't have counties. Its political subdivisions are called parishes.
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The Saint Charles streetcar line in New Orleans and the San Francisco cable care are the nation's only mobile national monuments.
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Season 2 Episode 11: Stalin's Secret Lair
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Russia covers 11 different time zones.
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Moscow is home to the largest number of billionaires in the world.
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Season 2 Episode 10: Washington DC: Sea...
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The corridors of the Pentagon are nearly 18 miles long, with 66 million square feet of space. It's one of the largest buildings in the world, larger than the Empire State Building.
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The design of Washington D.C.'s flag was based on the shield from George Washington's family coat of arms.
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Season 2 Episode 9: New York: Secret S...
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In 1626 a Dutchman bought the island of Manhattan from Native Americas for $24. Today it would cost more than $8 billion.
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New York City has 722 miles of subway tracks, over 6,374 miles of streets and 6,400 miles of sidewalks.
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Gennaro Lombardi opened the first U.S. pizzeria in 1890 in New York. Today Americans consume nearly 350 slices per second.
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Season 2 Episode 8: Prophecies from Below
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Israel spends more money per capita to protect itself than any other country on Earth.
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The cell phone, instant messaging, firewall and voicemail were all invented in Israel.
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Israel has the highest number of university degrees per capita in the world.
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"Amen" appears 773,692 times in the King James Bible.
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Season 2 Episode 7: Mob Underground
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Chicago has the most bars per capita of any major U.S. city.
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In 1891, William Wrigley Jr. arrived in Chicago with $32. Today, Wrigley's is the world's largest gum manufacturer, producing more than 20 million packages a day.
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The exterior walls of Chicago's Tribune Tower are embedded with pieces of famous buildings including Westminster Abbey, the Great Pyramid, Taj Mahal and the Arc De Triomphe.
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The title "Windy City" was given to Chicago by New York Sun editor Charles Dana in 1893. He was tired of long winded politicians boasting about the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago the same year.
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Season 2 Episode 6: Maya Underground
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Belize is home to the second largest unbroken barrier reef in the world. It stretches nearly 200 miles and has one of the most diverse ecosystems found anywhere on Earth.
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