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Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Do you ever think your sibling comes from a different species entirely?

    Ant Clones
    Do you ever think your sibling comes from a different species entirely?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Ever heard of Goldilocks and the three… black holes?!

    Medium Black Hole
    Ever heard of Goldilocks and the three… black holes?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is there a hack for… dreams?!

    Sweet Dreams
    Is there a hack for… dreams?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Getting nowhere with Google Maps? Try echolocation!

    Bat Crazy
    Getting nowhere with Google Maps? Try echolocation!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    FORE!

    Putt-Putt Problems?
    FORE!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    What’s YOUR expiration date?

    Forks Against the Clock
    What’s YOUR expiration date?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Would you eat more corn if it used less fertilizer?

    Guilt-Free Corn
    Would you eat more corn if it used less fertilizer?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Zombie outbreak! Who ya gonna call? Mommy?!

    Cancer Gender Gap
    Zombie outbreak! Who ya gonna call? Mommy?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Business dispute?  Break bread, not heads!

    With a Side of Friendship
    Business dispute?  Break bread, not heads!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Global warming got you hot?

    Climate Change Opinions
    Global warming got you hot?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    COVID is back! For cats?

    Pets Getting COVID
    COVID is back! For cats?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    What if one man’s veins … held the ultimate snakebite cure!

    Bitten for Science
    What if one man’s veins … held the ultimate snakebite cure!

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    For your consideration: a baffling conundrum - a question without an answer...Next stop…. The Twilight Zone!

    The Twilight Zone
    For your consideration: a baffling conundrum - a question without an answer...Next stop…. The Twilight Zone!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Dead electronics live a LONG life. They’re useless - but we CAN’T just throw them away!

    Electronic Waste
    Dead electronics live a LONG life. They’re useless - but we CAN’T just throw them away!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is there a cure for an achy breaky heart?

    Scarred Heart
    Is there a cure for an achy breaky heart?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Cavities are a pain, and that’s the TOOTH!!!

    Sweet Tooth
    Cavities are a pain, and that’s the TOOTH!!!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Lost at Minecraft AGAIN? Painful!

    Virtually Painless
    Lost at Minecraft AGAIN? Painful!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Wanna hear something PAW-some?

    Confuzzled Cats
    Wanna hear something PAW-some?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    You gotta dress to impress! Even in grade school!

    School Spirit
    You gotta dress to impress! Even in grade school!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Doesn’t Bob the Builder seem like a fun-gi?

    Fungal Construction
    Doesn’t Bob the Builder seem like a fun-gi?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    One man’s trash is another man’s…disinfectant?

    Clean And Green
    One man’s trash is another man’s…disinfectant?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Big city life - the sights, the sounds, the smells...is that PIZZA??!

    Scent Smarts
    Big city life - the sights, the sounds, the smells...is that PIZZA??!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    I’m a poet and I show it – my feet are Longfellows!

    Laughter Detector
    I’m a poet and I show it – my feet are Longfellows!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    “In a world...of zero gravity...you won’t BELIEVE your eyes....!”

    Under Pressure
    “In a world...of zero gravity...you won’t BELIEVE your eyes....!”

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh