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American Museums: Where Bizarre Meets Science

caption: Conjoined skulls? The digestive tract of a jellyfish? Museums can feature some weird displays.
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Conjoined skulls? The digestive tract of a jellyfish? Museums can feature some weird displays.
Flickr Photo/Rooney Wimms (CC-BY-NC-ND)

Marcie Sillman talks to Victoria Cain, author of the book "Life On Display: Revolutionizing Museums Of Science And Natural History In The United States," about the relationships museums have had with odd and bizarre artifacts.

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