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Dec 2021
23m 58s

The Medieval Jousting Giraffe Weevil

Tinkercast | Wondery
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Good tidings, Wowzers! Where for art Mindy and Guy Raz this week, thou askth?! A renaissance fair! Join Mindy and Guy Raz in this ye ole episode of Wow in the World as they meet the a bug that jousts with its own nose! It's the what when, why, how and WOW of the Giraffe Weevil!

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