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Today: #188 in Science on our combined chart.
Today: #25 in Science, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #69 in Science, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #48 in Science, Australia on our combined chart.
Today: #21 in Science, New Zealand on our combined chart.
Today: #32 in Science, Ireland on our combined chart.
Today: #181 in Science, India on our combined chart.
Today: #90 in Science, Japan on our combined chart.
Today: #76 in Science, Philippines on our combined chart.
Today: #8 in Science, South Africa on our combined chart.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts |
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| Oct 27 | #188 | #175 |
| Oct 26 | #141 | #126 |
| Oct 25 | #135 | #118 |
| Oct 24 | #168 | #154 |
| Oct 23 | #185 | #172 |
| Oct 22 | #169 | #155 |
| Oct 21 | #197 | #184 |
| Oct 20 | #198 | #184 |
| Oct 19 | #151 | #135 |
| Oct 18 | #140 | #119 |
| Oct 17 | #188 | #170 |
| Oct 15 | — | #186 |
| Oct 14 | — | #187 |
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