The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The Piss Current, Mucking Up Space, a Cocky Legend

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Divya Anantharaman aka Gotham Taxidermy joins the show to talk about a bird with a very big personality. Plus, Rachel talks about a whale conveyor belt, and Lauren dishes dirt on the ISS (literally).

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