Whalers, Watson, and One Lost Shoe

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By Elizabeth Preston
Jun 19, 2010 2:25 AMNov 5, 2019 12:23 AM

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The Friday quiz returns! This time, the subject is general sciencey news stories of the past week. You can thank me if any of this comes up on "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me" tomorrow.

1. The annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission is taking place this month in Morocco. The IWC will decide whether to overturn a whale-hunting ban that's been in place since 1986. Under the current laws, Japan is allowed to kill:

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