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Season 2 Episode 20: From 1776 to the Lock Icon

The American Revolution should not have worked. A group of colonists armed with muskets, limited supplies, and no professional military infrastructure decided to take on the most powerful empire in the world. And they won. Part of the reason why comes down to something you use every single day without thinking about it: secret messages, […]

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