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Gladness?
Reggie, now, not basketball tournament stuff. March Gladness tournaments stuff.
Yeah, exactly. March Gladness is where I think of all the things that made me the Gladness this month, and then I put him head to head and a tournament style bracket. Oh, so you do know what I'm talking about. Well, then as you know, the winner of my much Gladness tournament was my new haircut. Do you love it? What do you mean? Don't worry, it'll grow back. Whatever, Wowsers fans, you too can fill out your very own March Gladness
bracket by going to ticacast.com/march. There, you can print your very own free March Gladness
bracket, then fill it out to see what made you the Gladness this month. Put your favorite things head to head in a tournament of Gladness. One more time, that's tinkercast.com/march. Now, let's get on with the show.
“And now, for every one second, favorite game show after, the life is right, it's two”
watts and the wild. Hello, and welcome back to two watts and a round. The scientific game
show then separates the wows from the wugs. And the category for today is rodents, and
the why don't you refresh our contestants on how the game works. You know it, Wowsers in each of our three rounds today, Guy Rosnye will present you with three scientific statements about rodents. But this is a big buck. Only one of those statements will be a true count. The other two, just a couple of made-up wugs. Now, in each round, if you guess correctly,
“congratulations, you win a point. But if you guess incorrectly, you must stop, drop, and”
do a ridiculous physical challenge. Okay, everyone ready to start the game? Wait, then let's do it. Okay, round one, which of the following statements is a true scientific world is the cup of barra. Or is it B? That's are the only true flying rodents in the world. Or is it C? And time is up. Let's now reveal the winning wow. And to do just that, it's Emerson from
Washington. Emerson from Washington. Tell us, what's the winning wow. Well, the world is that the biggest rodent in the world is called the Kathy Barra. We're winner, Kathy, yoke up for dinner. Thank you Emerson. Contestants, if you guess the answer A, that the largest rodent in the world is the cup of barra, well, congratulations. You found the winning wow.
The average copy barra is about 4.6 feet long and weighs between 77 and 143 pounds. Cup of bars are closely related to guinea pigs. And with small ears and no tail, they look like their relatives except about six times as big and about 55 times as heavy.
“If you did not get that answer correct, you must stop, drop, and put a foot behind your ear.”
OK, round two. Which of the following statements is a true scientific wow? Is it A? Flying squirrels are a mix between regular squirrels and sparrows. Or is it B? Chinchillas can run faster than Chidas? Or is it C? The naked mole rack is the longest
Living rodent.
thank you, music. And time is up. And joining us by phone, it's Mac from New Jersey. Mac,
“please reveal the winning wow. My mouth is that the naked mole, what is the longest living”
rodent? It can't live up to 32 years. Winner winner, naked mole, run it to it for dinner. Thank you Mac. Contestants, if you guessed the answer C, that the naked mole rack is the longest living rodent. Well, congratulations, you found the winning wow. Naked mole racks can live for over 30 years, which far surpasses similar animals to their
size. Not only that, but they barely age, meaning that a mole rack in its later years of adulthood
can be just as healthy, strong, and energetic as it was in its early adulthood.
“Now, if you did not get the answer correct, you must stop rock and grow underground with your”
fellow naked mole racks. Okay, round three, which of the following statements is a true scientific wow. Is it a prehistoric guinea pigs where as big as cows? Or is it B? Shrews were considered royalty in ancient Rome. Or is it C? Abraham Lincoln's log cabin was built by beavers. When you think you have the correct answer, write it with your rat tail. Hey, Ratch! We need some thinking music.
And time is up. And joining us by phone to reveal the answer, it's a latent from Arkansas. Layton, what's the winning wow? My well in the world is that prehistoric guinea pigs were as big as a cow and there a biotech strong as a tiger. Winner winner, shine, food, pellets for dinner. Thank you, Layton. Wowsers, if you guessed, A, that prehistoric guinea pigs were as big as cows. Well, congratulations, you found the winning wow. If you think pop a far as
our big, get a load of the phobearamis, the prehistoric cousins of modern guinea pigs. Scientists believe that these creatures were about nine feet long and weighed about 1,540 pounds. Scientists discovered phobearamis fossils in Venezuela, Argentina, and Brazil. They believe
these giant rodents lived roughly 8 million years ago. Now, if you did not get that answer correct,
“you must stop, drop, and roar like an ancient guinea pig. And now it's time to think our sponsors.”
Today's show is Ratchy when part by grinding your teeth. Does this ever happen to you? You're trying to eat lunch, but your teeth just won't stop growing? We'll keep your insisers in check if I grinding those choppers against each other. Grinding your teeth, keep them short and sharp for road abuse only. Not intended for humans. That's right, please do not grind your teeth if you're a human. Why don't we take a quick break and hear some other important messages for grown-ups?
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Welcome back to Two Arts and a Wow! The scientific game show that separates the wows from the what was that? That sound can mean only one thing. There's a traffic jam somewhere in the studio. That sound means it's time for today's bunker balls bonus round. Now, if you listen to our Wow in the world episode titled "Invasion of the Zombie Ants," you'll know the answer to this one.
“And the bunker balls bonus question is, a liver fluke is A and inside out liver?”
Or is it B? A parasitic platform that needs the liver of another living body to survive? Or is it C? A liver that just keeps making mistakes. And joining us with today's answer, it's Reggie! Reggie? Tell us, what's the winning wow? That's right Reggie! The correct answer is B! A liver fluke is a parasitic platform that needs the liver of another
living body to survive. And you can find out all you've never wanted to know about this strange
little creature by listening to our Wow in the world episode titled "Invasion of the Zombie Ants." Check it out! Well, congratulations to all of our winning wowsers! Mindy, what's today's prize? Oh, garage! Today's prize is ketchup!
What! Ready the prize, can't it Reggie? Oh, maybe it's dangerous to show bottles of ketchup into the audience! Of course, did anything about bottles, guys, us? Fire the ketchup, Reggie! No, don't! It's a party one! Enjoy the prize with burgers and fries!
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