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Apr 2020
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Episode 8: April Fools' Day is Canceled,...

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The usually divisive internet has agreed to cancel April Fools' Day, paleomntologists are learning more about a weird, giant sloth that may have met early humans, and NASA, at its wit's end over, is remotely using a shovel to knock an instrument into position on Mars. Join Ben Bowlin for more Strange News Daily, and share your stories on Twitter: #strangedaily

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