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  SMITHSONIAN'S WEIRDEST
Who knew that the Smithsonian's collections hold so much that is not only gross and icky, but also weird? Take a fun and informative look at ten wondrous and unusual artifacts from the Soap Man (a man mummified in soap) to a million year old sample of giant sloth dung!
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WANT TO SEE SOME WEIRD STUFF?
Behind the scenes lurk some of the strangest artifacts you can imagine.

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THE SECRET LIFE OF ROBBER CRABS
Imagine a crab who can crawl into your home and shoplift silverware!

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BALL OF SLOTH DUNG
“Copperlites” is the official name for it, but what could be more weird than 10,000 year old mummified dung from giant sloths?

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