The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Blood Gourds, Tiny Taffeta Frog Pants, Dying for Weather Data

10.30.2019 - By Popular SciencePlay

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The New York Times' Kendra Pierre-Louis—a former PopSci Editor!—joins us this week as a guest host! The weirdest things we learned ranged from gourds full of royal blood to frogs wearing tiny taffeta pants. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?

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