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[narrator] In 1850, George
Merryweather invents a machine that he claims can
predict the weather and change the world
using the power of leeches
Merryweather invents a machine that he claims can
predict the weather and change the world
using the power of leeches
Full Transcript
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[narrator] In 1850, George
Merryweather invents a machine
00:00:03.659 --> 00:00:05.483
that he claims can
predict the weather
00:00:05.516 --> 00:00:08.591
and change the world
using the power of leeches.
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