
#59 - Ralphie May
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#59 - Ralphie May mentions The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking, and Cosmos by Carl Sagan with timestamps, quotes, and episode context.
The first novel of substance that was printed with the printing press was Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, which includes the Miller's Tale.
When you start listening to Carl Sagan and you start listening to Stephen Hawking and shit like that, it's fucking mind-blowing.
When you start listening to Carl Sagan and you start listening to Stephen Hawking and shit like that, it's fucking mind-blowing.
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The first novel of substance that was printed with the printing press was Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, wh…
When you start listening to Carl Sagan and you start listening to Stephen Hawking and shit like that, it's fucking mi…
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“The first novel of substance that was printed with the printing press was Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, which includes the Miller's Tale.”

“When you start listening to Carl Sagan and you start listening to Stephen Hawking and shit like that, it's fucking mind-blowing.”

“When you start listening to Carl Sagan and you start listening to Stephen Hawking and shit like that, it's fucking mind-blowing.”
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The first novel of substance that was printed with the printing press was Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, which includes the Miller's Tale.

When you start listening to Carl Sagan and you start listening to Stephen Hawking and shit like that, it's fucking mind-blowing.

When you start listening to Carl Sagan and you start listening to Stephen Hawking and shit like that, it's fucking mind-blowing.
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