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Oct 2021
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Two Whats?! And A Wow! - Hot Topic

Tinkercast | Wondery
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Why is Mindy's Gingerbread Mansion freezing... and hot... and snowing?! And what does this have to do with seasons!!?? We've got the questions AND the answers in this seasonal round of Two Whats?! And A Wow! We're challenging you to find the facts from the fiction about seasons!

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