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Dec 2021
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Two Whats?! And A Wow! - Anything For Sc...

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Why are there tri-fold presentations in Mindy's Gingerbread Mansion, and what does it have to do with science?! We've got the questions AND answers in this experimental round of Two Whats?! And A Wow! It's up to you to find the WOWs from the WHATs about weird science!

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