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Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    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
    Bad night’s sleep? Try a HEAD RUSH!

    Sweet Dreams
    Bad night’s sleep? Try a HEAD RUSH!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    In a food coma after too much holiday ‘fressing?’

    Food Coma Revealed!
    In a food coma after too much holiday ‘fressing?’

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Write like an Egyptian!

    Unfolding Mysteries
    Write like an Egyptian!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    On Christmas Day we ask: is church air pure—literally?

    Church Air
    On Christmas Day we ask: is church air pure—literally?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Stand back, FOWL beast!

    Wild Chicken
    Stand back, FOWL beast!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Santa Claus is coming to town—or is he?

    Kid's Imaginary Friends
    Santa Claus is coming to town—or is he?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    What goes meow AND achoo?

    Kitty Antidote
    What goes meow AND achoo?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Human trash is a birds’ feast!  Or a last supper?

    Bird-ger Kings
    Human trash is a birds’ feast!  Or a last supper?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    It’s the year of the… RAISIN?!

    Quenched Grapes
    It’s the year of the… RAISIN?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Happy New Year!  How about a big fat mug of champagne?

    12/31/24

    Tasty Bubbles
    Happy New Year!  How about a big fat mug of champagne?

    12/31/24

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Desk job got you down? Literally?

    Walk it Off!
    Desk job got you down? Literally?

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    Apple
    Ouch, a paper cut! Can you fix that with a little… glue?!

    Elmer's Cells
    Ouch, a paper cut! Can you fix that with a little… glue?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Look out Percy Jackson, there’s a new lightning thief in town!

    Lightning Thief
    Look out Percy Jackson, there’s a new lightning thief in town!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Could we shoot down bacteria POINT BLANK? 

    Nanobullets
    Could we shoot down bacteria POINT BLANK? 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    A DEEP DIVE into the cuttlefish diet

    Shrimply More
    A DEEP DIVE into the cuttlefish diet

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Why doesn’t anyone appreciate my genius?

    Big Brains
    Why doesn’t anyone appreciate my genius?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    HR, IDK, LDOS….are #Acronyms helpful or confusing?

    Abbreviation Aggravation
    HR, IDK, LDOS….are #Acronyms helpful or confusing?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Imagine seeing ancient Athens in its prime!

    Virtual Exca-vacation
    Imagine seeing ancient Athens in its prime!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Are octopus the new boxing players in the sea ring?

    Eight Punches
    Are octopus the new boxing players in the sea ring?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Trees are the answer to fighting climate change!

    Into the Woods
    Trees are the answer to fighting climate change!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Are rivers really blue?

    Rivers of Colors
    Are rivers really blue?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Why doesn’t anyone appreciate my genius?

    Big Brains
    Why doesn’t anyone appreciate my genius?

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh