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Today: #62 in History on our combined chart.
Today: #23 in History, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #26 in History, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #23 in History, Australia on our combined chart.
Today: #132 in History, Germany on our combined chart.
Today: #161 in History, Brazil on our combined chart.
Today: #188 in History, Mexico on our combined chart.
Today: #15 in History, New Zealand on our combined chart.
Today: #25 in History, Ireland on our combined chart.
Today: #34 in History, India on our combined chart.
Today: #79 in History, Japan on our combined chart.
Today: #10 in History, Philippines on our combined chart.
Today: #13 in History, South Africa on our combined chart.
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| Date | Combined Rank |
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| Oct 22 | — |
| Oct 17 | #109 |
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About the show
We tell our children unsettling fairy tales to teach them valuable lessons, but these Cautionary Tales are for the education of the grown ups – and they are all true. Tim Harford (Financial Times, BBC, author of “The Data Detective”) brings you stories of awful human error, tragic catastrophes, and hilarious fiascos. They'll delight you, scare you, but also make you wiser. New episodes every Friday.