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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    An Obit for a Very Special Bull

    He was a giant in his field, known around the world simply by his first name: Toystory. And he was the most prolific bull in the world. Toystory sired more than 500,000 offspring in his lifetime, an incredibly high number by industry standards. Why was he so special, and what do his life and death tell us about the dairy industry?

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    KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • Jan 16, 2015 • 1 min read

    He was a giant in his field, known around the world simply by his first name: Toystory. And he was the most prolific bull in the world. Toystory sired more than 500,000 offspring in his lifetime, an incredibly high number by industry standards. Why was he so special, and what do his life and death tell us about the dairy industry?

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    4. 27:21Snipers, Best Men, and Black Hats
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