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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
    Cancer cures don’t grow on trees! Or do they?

    Yew’s Secret Recipe
    Cancer cures don’t grow on trees! Or do they?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Turtle SHELL-FIE! WAVE hello!

    Shellular Service
    Turtle SHELL-FIE! WAVE hello!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Declutter … your brain?!

    Brain Plumbing
    Declutter … your brain?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Click it or… raffle ticket?!

    Seat Belt Incentive
    Click it or… raffle ticket?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is there really such a thing as a “guilt-free” drink?

    The Not-So-Sweet Truth
    Is there really such a thing as a “guilt-free” drink?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    No sunlight and few snacks… sounds like paradise… for an anglerfish!

    Evolution in the Depths
    No sunlight and few snacks… sounds like paradise… for an anglerfish!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Tossing, turning… and gasping for air!

    Too Hot to Breathe
    Tossing, turning… and gasping for air!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    No flash photography, and please, don’t feed the mold.

    Shadow Showdown
    No flash photography, and please, don’t feed the mold.

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is the Very Hungry Caterpillar… a very grisly scavenger?!

    Corpse Couture
    Is the Very Hungry Caterpillar… a very grisly scavenger?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is your guardian angel… jaundice??

    Turning Yellow with Malaria
    Is your guardian angel… jaundice??

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is a good chess move all in the … lungs?!?

    Clouded Checkmate
    Is a good chess move all in the … lungs?!?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Think fast: what’d you have for breakfast?!

    Brain Drain
    Think fast: what’d you have for breakfast?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Hello darkness, my old friend.

    Dozing In Darkness
    Hello darkness, my old friend.

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Won’t you be my neighbor…

    Neighborly Squirrels
    Won’t you be my neighbor…

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    What has six legs and is INDESTRUCTIBLE?!

    06/22/23

    Diabolical Tank
    What has six legs and is INDESTRUCTIBLE?!

    06/22/23

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is slime for brains so bad?

    Slimey Memories
    Is slime for brains so bad?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Words can change your mind… literally!

    The Power of Language
    Words can change your mind… literally!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Olive us could use a boost sometimes!

    Olive Boosters
    Olive us could use a boost sometimes!

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    Apple
    Ring around the rosyyy…

    Spun Out
    Ring around the rosyyy…

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Look for the bare necessities! Or maybe... HAIR necessities!

    The Hair Necessities
    Look for the bare necessities! Or maybe... HAIR necessities!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Goo goo … a-HA!

    Baby Mathletes
    Goo goo … a-HA!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Going to Mars! First just needa hit 7/11.

    Cosmic Concrete
    Going to Mars! First just needa hit 7/11.

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh