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Oct 2024
44m 6s

Fun Sized Spooks: 10 Ghastly Pop Culture...

Lindsay Holiday
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Happy Halloween, Boils and Ghouls! One of the few things I enjoy as much as Halloween are fascinating random facts from history and pop culture! So I’m resurrecting one of my favorite series, Fun Sized Spooks! These 10 episodes are each as short and sweet and Trick r Treat candy! Today’s plastic pumpkin full with explore spooky topics from pop culture, inclu ... Show More
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