The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Ancient Enemies to Lovers, Landscape of Fear, Hoax of the Century

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Ali Hazelwood joins the show to divulge the scientific hoax of the century, Rachel shows how wolves create a landscape of fear, and Sandra talks about Puebloans carrying logs with their heads—and maybe falling in love.

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