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A friend of mine shared with me a video<\/a> of Tim Minchin<\/a>. I\u2019d never heard of him before. It is essentially skepticism in humorous song, with an offer that is not quite the Randi Challenge Prize<\/a> thrown in at the end, but is more entertaining.<\/p>\n<\/iframe>\n<p>Since I know my blog readership includes Australian skeptics, I am confident at least <strike>some<\/strike> one of you will enjoy this.<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/tracker\/7622297540113836091-5303634737659418756?l=exploringourmatrix.blogspot.com\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A friend of mine shared with me a video of Tim Minchin. I\u2019d never heard of him before. It is essentially skepticism in humorous song, with an offer that is not quite the Randi Challenge Prize thrown in at the end, but is more entertaining. 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