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On The Spot: What Could Have Been, What It's Worth, Globetrotting

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On The Spot

What Could Have Been, What It's Worth, Globetrotting

Season 3 | Episode 14 | Discovery Kids | March 20, 2015

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From the world's most expensive bridges, to the fastest way to get from country to country, to the cost of a first-class parlor suite ticket on the infamous Titanic.

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From the world's most expensive bridges, to the fastest way to get from country to country, to the cost of a first-class parlor suite ticket on the infamous Titanic.

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