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      2017 Quirks & Quarks Question Show | CBC Radio Loaded
      Quirks and Quarks

      2017 Quirks & Quarks Question Show

      A special recording of the annual Quirks & Quarks question show from the new Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa.
      Quirks & Quarks · Posted: Nov 24, 2017 4:19 PM EST | Last Updated: November 24, 2017

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