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Bat-Devouring Rodents, Penguin Retirement Home, Chicago "Rat" Hole

Kendra Pierre-Louis joins Weirdest Thing for the season 9 finale! She talks about the rats chowing down on bats, producer Jess Boddy explains the scientific study on Chicago's rat hole, and Rachel talks about the wonderfully heartwarming penguin retirement home at the New England ...  Show more

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