Minisode: We can't quit toilets

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Minisode: We can't quit toilets

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Nov 10, 2023

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Chris and Lauren are back with another Something Offbeat "minisode," talking through some of the stories they haven't been able to get to in a full episode. This week, they include two more toilet stories! Plus, a human skull found in a thrift store why the Texas Rangers couldn't celebrate in a pool after they won the World Series.

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Nov 10, 2023

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What’s the deeper story behind that weird headline you forwarded to your friends or shared at the watercooler? We ask questions to gain grounded insight into the stranger news of the week.

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Minisode: We can't quit toilets

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