The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Ant Yogurt, Bunny Horns, Deadly Feather Fashion


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Liz Clayton Fuller joins the show to talk about the deadly feather trade. Plus, Jess hops in to explain the strange virus causing bunnies to sprout horns, and Rachel gets into the way some folks are using ants to make yogurt. (It's actually kinda good...)

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