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Podcast: Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson
Episode: Lynne Cox Made A Cold Swim From The US To The USSR During The Cold War
Description: Today in 1987, American swimmer Lynne Cox took to the freezing waters of the Bering Strait in a call for peace between the world’s superpowers. Plus: today in 2019, actor Danny Trejo, known for playing bad guys, had a real-life good guy moment.
How an American swimmer helped thaw Cold War relations (Boston.com)
Lynne Cox swims into communist territory (History.com)
'Machete' to the rescue: Actor Danny Trejo helps save child trapped in overturned car in Sylmar (ABC 7)
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