Bonus Episode: Curious Names

Bonus Episode: Curious Names

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Lost Woods and Found Amendments

The story of the Lost 40 - an old growth forest in Minnesota that got lost for nearly a century thanks to a surveying error. We're talking lumberjacks, old growth trees, and silly mistakes. Also, the 27th Amendment which was brought back from the dustbin of history thanks to a co ...  Show more

Animals Vol 3: Signalman Jack, Cacareco, and Pickles!

Signalman Jack was a baboon who worked in the railway in South Africa. Cacareco was a Black Rhino elected to political office in Brazil. Pickles was the dog who found the missing World Cup trophy. All of them were awesome. All of them will be in Mick's upcoming book. 

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