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Jul 2018
41m 19s

Poisonous Wallpaper, Cruise Ship Poop, T...

POPULAR SCIENCE
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The weirdest things we learned this week range from poisonous wallpaper that people voluntarily put in their homes to an exploration of what happens to poop on a cruise ship. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"? The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with u ... Show More
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