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What is it?

S01 E01: What is it?

Season 2021 Episode 1 | 1m 40s

Don’t be surprised if you lose your marbles trying to figure out what it is.

A wooden box with a handle on the bottom (or is it the side), a hole on top and 56 marbles inside. What could it be? Participants cast their votes on who used this noisy gadget and for what, while learning the origin of a common American idiom.

08/02/2021 | Rating TV-G

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What is it?

S01 E01: What is it?

Season 2021 Episode 1 | 1m 40s

A wooden box with a handle on the bottom (or is it the side), a hole on top and 56 marbles inside. What could it be? Participants cast their votes on who used this noisy gadget and for what, while learning the origin of a common American idiom.

08/02/2021 | Rating TV-G

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