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Today: #94 in Science on our combined chart.
Today: #90 in Science, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #178 in Science, Brazil on our combined chart.
Today: #68 in Science, Mexico on our combined chart.
Today: #41 in Science, Japan on our combined chart.
Today: #186 in Science, Philippines on our combined chart.
Today: #138 in Science, South Africa on our combined chart.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts | Pocket Casts | Castbox |
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| Oct 21 | #94 | #73 | — | #73 |
| Oct 20 | #91 | #66 | — | #64 |
| Oct 19 | #75 | #50 | #49 | #48 |
| Oct 18 | #75 | #51 | #49 | #45 |
| Oct 17 | #74 | #44 | — | #50 |
| Oct 16 | #88 | #62 | — | #86 |
| Oct 15 | #98 | #75 | — | #70 |
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