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Nov 2021
54m 57s

Ancient Brain Surgeons, the Crows Have E...

POPULAR SCIENCE
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Actor and famous Schitt's Creek impersonator Michael Judson Berry joins the show this week! The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us! Click here to learn more about all of our stories!  Click here to follow our sibling podcast, Ask Us Anything! ... Show More
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