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Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers
Bill Nye: 30 Seconds on Tying Bow Ties
Season 2014
Episode 19
Bill Nye is a Cornell-trained engineer who worked at Boeing before winning a gazillion Emmys and turning millions of kid onto science as "Bill Nye, the Science Guy." The man also totally knows how to rock a bow tie.
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