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Mar 2014
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No Such Thing As The Middle Ages

No Such Thing As A Fish
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Episode 3: This week QI Elves Dan Schreiber (@schreiberland) and James Harkin (@eggshaped) are joined by Horrible Histories consultant Greg Jenner (@gregjenner) and comedian Alex Edelman (@alexedelman) to discuss the first recorded smile, the most important animal in America and 300 years that may never have happened.

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