Nuts

David Baddiel Tries to Understand by BBC

Jul 6, 201613:45Religion & Spirituality

David Baddiel sets out to make sense of some apparently puzzling topics. In the first programme of this series, after receiving suggested topics on social media, David tries to understand why nuts have hard shells. He vi...

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