Cosmic Queries: Superheroes

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Cosmic Queries: Superheroes

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Oct 26, 2014

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Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Colin Jost (Saturday Night Live) get their geek on answering questions about Thor, Captain America, Batman, Superman, Wolverine, Magneto and more.
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