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Origin Stories
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Today: #143 in Science on our combined chart.
Today: #128 in Science, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #165 in Science, Australia on our combined chart.
Today: #160 in Science, India on our combined chart.
Today: #178 in Science, South Africa on our combined chart.
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Latest daily rankings: Oct 21. New rankings will appear after the next update.
Position on the Science combined chart over the last 7 days. Toggle platforms to compare their positions. Lower rank numbers are better.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts | Castbox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21 | #143 | #128 | — |
| Oct 20 | #136 | #120 | — |
| Oct 19 | #133 | #115 | — |
| Oct 18 | #145 | #125 | — |
| Oct 17 | #112 | #92 | #98 |
| Oct 16 | #124 | #105 | — |
| Oct 15 | #125 | #110 | #94 |
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